Chapter 3 Flashcards
Salts are also called
Ionic compounds
Simplest ionic compounds contain ____________ ions
Monatomic
A neutral metal atom loses electron(s) forming a positively charged ion, a monatomic _____
Cation
Metals lost electrons to have a filled _______ shell
Valence
Neutral nonmetal atoms gain electron(s) forming a negatively charged ion, a monatomic
Anion
A strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions (cations and anions) is an
Ionic bond
In ions only ______ change. _________ and ________ stay the same
Electrons; protons and neutrons
An ________ compound is held together by strong attraction of opposite charges. Net charge equal to zero, determines the ratio of cations to anions.
Ionic
Metals ______ electrons while nonmetals ______ electrons
Lose, gain
Groups 1A, 2A, and 3A (Al only) atoms electrons are all ______
Lost
Nobel gases have a filled valence shell which makes them very _______
Stable
Nonmetals ______ enough electrons to fill valence energy level
Gain- 5A, 6A, 7A
Monatomic anion names use the name of the element with an -____ ending
“ide”
When writing the formula unit for an ionic compound list the _____ symbol then the _____ symbol
Cation, anion
Other fixed charges
Silver ion:
Zinc ion:
Cadmium ion:
Ag+
Zn2+
Cd2+