Chapter 3 Review: Intro to Chemical Language & Bonding

covalent bonds

occur between two or more nonmetals; the two atoms share electrons between them, composing a molecule

molecular compounds

covalently bonded compounds

chemical formula

indicates the elements present in the compound and the relative number of atoms or ions of each

binary compounds

contain only two different elements

name of cation (metal) + base name of anion (nonmetal) + -ide

naming binary compounds..

prefix + name of 1st element + prefix + base name of 2nd element + -ide

naming binary molecular compounds

hydrates

ionic compounds containing a specific number of water molecules associated with each formula unit

hydrogen and a nonmetal

binary acids are composed of..

hydrogen and an oxyanion

oxyacids are composed of..

hydro + base name of nonmetal + -ic + acid

naming binary acids..

base name of oxyanion + -ic + acid

naming oxyanions ending with -ate..

base name of oxyanion + -ous + acid

naming oxyanions ending with -ite..

base name determine by number of C atoms + suffix determined by presence of multiple bonds

naming hydrocarbons..

empirical formula

simplest, whole-number ratio of the atoms or moles of elements in a compound, not a ratio of masses