Compounds and Bonds

Electronegativity

Measures how strongly an atom attracts the electrons in chemical bond

ionization energy

the energy required to remove an electron from an atom

electron affinity

Energy change when an electron is added to a neutral atom

Hg2 2+

Mercury (I)

NH4+

Ammonium

NO2-

Nitrite

NO3-

Nitrate

SO3 2-

Sulfite

SO4 2-

Sulfate

HSO4-

hydrogen sulfate (bisulfate)

OH-

Hydroxide

CN-

Cyanide

PO4 3-

Phosphate

HPO4 2-

hydrogen phosphate

H2PO4-

dihydrogen phosphate

NSC - or SCN -

Thiocyanate

CO3 2-

Carbonate

HCO3-

Hydrogen Carbonate (bicarbonate)

ClO-

Hypochlorite

ClO2-

Chlorite

ClO3-

Chlorate

ClO4-

Perchlorate

C2H3O2-

Acetate

MnO4-

Permanganate

Cr2O7 2-

Dichromate

CrO4 2-

Chromate

O2 2-

Peroxide

C2O4 2-

Oxalate

S2O3 2-

Thiosulfate

Rank the following by least oxygen to most oxygen:

Hypochlorite, Perchlorate, Chlorate, Chlorite

Hypochlorite (ClO-), Chlorite (ClO2-), Chlorate (ClO3-), Perchlorate (ClO4-)

Mono-

1

Di-

2

Tri-

3

tetra-

4

penta-

5

hexa-

6

Hepta-

7

Octa-

8

nona-

9

deca-

10