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
Many atoms. 3 or more usually (no prefixes)
Polyatomic
bond between metal and nonmetal (-ide) (no prefixes)
Ionic
Oxidation number for neon is ___
Zero
prefix meaning 2
Di
method used to visually represent valence electrons is called a _____ ____ _______
Lewis dot diagram
atoms want to bond and create a stable____ (8 valence electrons)
Octet
Ionic bonds ____ electrons
Transfer
2 parts of chemical formoli
Chemical symbols and subscripts
elements in compound are shown by ____
Chemical symbols
how many atoms of each element are needed to form the compound are written by ____
subscripts
____ ____ is the joining of atoms to form new substances
Chemical bond
atoms want __ electrons in their valence shell
8
Atoms receive a charge from either _____ or _____ electrons
negative or positive
____ bond is where electrons are shared
covalent
____ bond is where electrons are transferred
ionic
H2O is an example of a ____ bond
covalent
an ionic bond is a bond between _______
a metal and a nonmetal
a covalent bond is a bond between ______
two nonmetals
neon, argon, and krypton are all examples of ___ ___
Nobel gasses
term used to describe a charged atom
ion
electrons in outer most level are considered _____. They determine how atoms react.
Valence electrons