Ch.3 Compounds and Mixtures Flashcards
What hold compounds together?
Chemical bonds.
Chemical bonds result from the attractions between __________
compose atoms.
charged particles (protons and electrons)
_______ bonds and ______ bonds are the two type of chemical bond
Ionic and covalent
Ionic bonds occur between ________ and __________,
involve the transfer of electrons from the _______ atom to the
________ atom.
Between Metals and non metals. Transfer of electrons from the metal atom to the nonmetal atom (Metal loses, nonmental gains)
In an ionic bond, the metal atom becomes a/an ________ ion while the nonmetal atom becomes a/an _______ ion
Metal becomes cation, nonmetal becomes anion
Ionic compounds form a ______ dimensional lattice
3 dimensional lattice
Covalent bonds occur between two or more ________.
The two atoms _______ electrons between them, composing
a molecule.
Nonmetals share electrons to form a molecular compound
Covalently bonded compounds are also called _________.
Molecular compounds
An empirical formula gives the __________ of atoms of
each element in a compound.
relative (estimated) number
A molecular formula gives the ________ of atoms of
each element in the molecule of a compound.
actual number
A structural formula communicates the ______ information.
An empirical formula communicates the _______ information.
A structural formula communicates the most information.
An empirical formula communicates the least.
In an acid compound, the ending -ite becomes ______
_ous acid
