Balancing Equations Flashcards
If the compound only contains one metal and one non-metal, then what would the ending turn into for the non-metal?
ide
If you have iron sulphur, what would it become when you write it?
Iron sulphide
What about if you had iron and hydrogen, how would you write that?
Iron hydride
If you had one metal, one non-metal and oxygen, what would the ending change to for the non-metal?
ate
What is the formula for sulphate?
SO₄
What is the formula for nitrate?
NO₃
What is the formula for hydroxide?
What elements does it contain?
OH
Hydrogen and oxygen
What does diatomic mean?
consisting of two atoms
What are the 7 elements that are diatomic?
Hydrogen (H₂) Oxygen (O₂) Nitrogen (N₂) Fluorine (F₂) Chlorine (Cl₂) Bromine (Br₂) Iodine (I₂)
What is the valency for group 1?
1
What is the valency for group 2?
2
What is the valency for group 3?
3
What is the valency for group 4? (Except lead)
4
What is the valency for group 5?
3
What is the valency for group6?
2
What is the valency for group 7?
1
What is the valency for group 8? And why?
0
Group 8 has an valency of 0 as their outer shell is full and so the elements are already in a stable state.