Chapter 3 Flashcards
Chemical Bonds are
Compounds (chemicals of more than 1 element)
Atoms combine in ____, whole number ____.
Fixed
Ratios
Given Compounds always have some relative # of each kind of Atom (T/F)
True
These were examples of which theory?
Dalton’s Atomic Theory
Ionic bonds
______+______
Metal + non-metal
Covalent bond
______+______
Non-metal + non-metal
or metalloid
Which can have polar/non-polar compounds? Ionic or covalent (I or C)?
Covalent
I or C:
high boiling and melting point
Ionic
High boiling and melting points mean the bond is more ______.
Stable. More energy required to break
I or C?
Share Electrons
Covalent
I or C?
Opposite charges attract
Ionic
Charge on an Ion is called?
Oxidization number
Likely to give an electron and has a positive charge
Cation
Likely to gain electrons and have a negative charge
Aninon
________ determines the donor of a electrons in a bond.
Electronegativity
Example of an Ionic bond
Na+ + Cl- => NaCl