Ch. 6 Vocab

Question 1

Binary ionic compounds are composed of a ______ and a _______

Answer 1

metal, nonmetal

Question 2

Ternary ionic compounds are composed of a _____, a ______, and ______

Answer 2

metal, nonmetal, and oxygen

Question 3

Binary molecular compounds are composed of two ________ elements

Answer 3

nonmetal

Question 4

Acids are composed of a ________, and a _______ atom or an _______.

Answer 4

hydrogen, nonmetal, and oxyanion.

Question 5

cations form when metals…

Answer 5

lose valence electrons and gain a positive charge

Question 6

anions form when nonmetals…

Answer 6

gain valence electrons and gain a negative charge

Question 7

how do you name an ionic compound?

Answer 7

cation name first, anion second with the suffix -ide

Question 8

the simplest representative unit for an ionic compound is a…

Answer 8

formula unit

Question 9

the simplest representative unit for a molecular compound is a…

Answer 9

molecule

Question 10

how to write the elements of molecular compounds in order?

Answer 10

C, P, N, H, S, I, Br, Cl, O then F

Question 11

an acid is an ____ solution of a compound containing ______, and a _______ or an _______

Answer 11

aqueous, hydrogen, nonmetal, oxyanion

Question 12

how to name binary acids?

Answer 12

add prefix “-hydro” and suffix “-ic acid” to nonmetal stem

Question 13

What is an oxyanion composed of?

Answer 13

An anion (negative charge) and an oxygen