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1
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Elements combine with each other to form what

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compounds

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what holds atoms together

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chemical bonds

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what does chemical bonds result from

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attractions
between the charged particles (the
electrons and protons) that compose
atoms.

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which occur between
metals and nonmetals—involve the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

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ionic bonds

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These oppositely charged ions attract one
another by electrostatic forces and form an what

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ionic bond

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a regular three-dimensional
array

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lattice

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7
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ionic bonds result in what

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ionic compounds

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which occur between
two or more nonmetals—involve the
sharingof electrons between two atoms.

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covalent

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9
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The covalently bound atoms compose a

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molecule

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we call covalently bonded compounds

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molecular compounds

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A compound is represented with its

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chemical formula

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elements
present in the compound and the
relative numbers of atoms or ions.

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chemical formulas

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13
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gives the relative
number of atomsof each element in a
compound.

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empirical formula

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gives the actual
number of atoms of each element in a
molecule of a compound.

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molecular formula

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uses lines to
represent covalent bonds and shows how
atoms in a molecule are connected or
bonded to each other.

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structural formula

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uses lines to
represent covalent bonds and shows how
atoms in a molecule are connected or
bonded to each other.

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structural formula

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17
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is a more
accurate and complete way to
specify a compound.

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molecular model

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18
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represents atoms as
balls and chemical bonds as
sticks

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ball-and-stick molecular
model

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how the two connect in the ball-and-stick molecular
model reflects what

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a molecule’s shape.

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20
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atoms
fill the space between each other to more
closely represent our best estimates for
how a molecule might appear if scaled
to visible size.

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space-filling molecular model

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21
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exist in nature with single
atomsas their basic units.

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atomic elements

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22
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Most elements
fall into this category.

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atomic elements

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23
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Most elements
fall into this category.

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molecular elements

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don’t exist n nature with a molecule as their base

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Most elements
fall into this category.

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two
or more atoms of the element bonded
together.

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molecules

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26
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how are molecular compounds usually bonded?

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two or more covalently bonded nonmetals of different elements

27
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two or more covalently
bonded nonmetals of different
elements.

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molecular compound

28
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are composed of cations
(usually a metal) and anions (usually one
or more nonmetals) bound together by
ionic bonds.

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ionic compounds

29
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how are ionic compounds bounded

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by ionic bonds of cations (metal) and anions (nonmetal)

30
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the smallest, electrically
neutral collection of ions.

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formula unit

31
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basic unit of an ionic compound

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formula unit

32
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ions that are themselves composed of
a group of covalently bonded atoms
with an overall charge.

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polyatomic ions

33
Q

The formula of an ionic compound reflects what

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smallest whole-number ratio of ions that is
neutral

34
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contain only two
different elements.

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Binary compounds

35
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anions
containing oxygen and another element.

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oxyanions

36
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the oxyanions with more oxygen atoms has the ending of what

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-ate

37
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the oxyanions with fewer has the ending what

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-ite

38
Q

If there are more than two ions in the
series then you use the prefixes of what

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hypo- (less than)

per- (more than)

39
Q

are ionic compounds
containing a specific number of water
molecules associated with each formula
unit.

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hydrates

40
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1/2

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hemi

41
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1

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mono

42
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2

A

di

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3

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tri

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4

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tetra

45
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5

A

penta

46
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6

A

hexa

47
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7

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hepta

48
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8

A

octa

49
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are molecular compounds that
release hydrogen ions (H+ ) when dissolved
in water.

A

acids

50
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The mass of an individual
molecule or formula unit in amu

A

formula mass

51
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the mass in grams of 1 mol of its
molecules or formula units

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Molar mass

52
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Simplest, whole-number
ratio of the atoms of elements in a compound

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empirical formula

53
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is a multiple of
the empirical formula.

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molecular formula

54
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burn a known mass of compound and measure
the mass of the products.

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analyzing compounds

55
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are the major components of living organisms.

A

Organic compounds

56
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what elements are organic compounds composed of

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C, H, O, N, P, S

57
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The key element of organic chemistry is

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carbon

58
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Carbon atoms bond almost exclusively how

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covalently

59
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how is carbon unique?

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bonds with itself
limitless chain of C atoms
straight, branched, and ring structures.

60
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are organic compounds that contain only
carbon and hydrogen.

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hydrocarbons

61
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Hydrocarbons containing only
single bonds are called

A

alkanes

62
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Hydrocarbons containing double bonds

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alkenes

63
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Hydrocarbons containing triple bonds

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alkynes

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