Ch. 3 Compounds (test 2) Flashcards
Define: Ions
When an atom or group of atoms gains or loses electrons.
Ions have an ______ number of protons and electrons.
Unequal
Metals _____ electrons to produce positively charged ions called ______.
Lose Cation
Nonmetals _____ electrons to produce negatively-charged ions called _____.
Gain Anions
How can the electron dot structure of a representative element atom be used to predict the charge of a monoatomic ion.
The electron dot structure will show the number of VE’s and its charge will be how many electrons it needs to gain or lose to become an octet.
Ca 2+ has 20 protons and _____ electrons.
18 electrons
Ca has 20 protons and ______ electrons.
20 electrons
O 2- has 8 protons and _____ electrons.
10 electrons
O has 8 protons and _____ electrons.
8 electrons
Fe has 26 protons and ____ electrons.
26 electrons
Fe 2+ has 26 protons and _____ electrons.
24 electrons
FE 3+ has 26 protons and _____ electrons.
23 electrons
When naming _____ that form two or more ions, a roman numeral is used to indicate the charge.
Metals
-Ous =
Lower charge
-Ic =
Higher charge