Chemical Bonding Flashcards
The most common name for sodium chloride
Salt
Prefix that means three (for covalent)
Tri
represents what the most likely charge on an atom will be (electrons are lost, gained or shared)
Oxidation number
sulfide indicates that magnesium has a ____ oxidation charge (+ or -)
Positive Magnesium
oxidation number for barium is +___
Two
oxidation number for potassium is +___
One
proper ratio of aluminum to oxygen is 2:___
2:3
prefix meaning ten (covalent)
Deca
electrons in covalent bonds are ___
Sharing
prefix meaning 8 (covalent)
Octa
in Ionic names + ion goes ___
First
prefix meaning 5 (covalent)
penta
bond between two nonmetals (greek prefixes)
Covalent
in Ionic names - ions go ___
last
suffix on ionic compound to name it correctly (ex. oxygen -> ox___)
ide