Chemical Bonding Flashcards

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1
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The most common name for sodium chloride

A

Salt

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2
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Prefix that means three (for covalent)

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Tri

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3
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represents what the most likely charge on an atom will be (electrons are lost, gained or shared)

A

Oxidation number

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4
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sulfide indicates that magnesium has a ____ oxidation charge (+ or -)

A

Positive Magnesium

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5
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oxidation number for barium is +___

A

Two

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6
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oxidation number for potassium is +___

A

One

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7
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proper ratio of aluminum to oxygen is 2:___

A

2:3

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8
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prefix meaning ten (covalent)

A

Deca

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9
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electrons in covalent bonds are ___

A

Sharing

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10
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prefix meaning 8 (covalent)

A

Octa

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11
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in Ionic names + ion goes ___

A

First

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12
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prefix meaning 5 (covalent)

A

penta

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13
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bond between two nonmetals (greek prefixes)

A

Covalent

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14
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in Ionic names - ions go ___

A

last

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15
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suffix on ionic compound to name it correctly (ex. oxygen -> ox___)

A

ide

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16
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Many atoms. 3 or more usually (no prefixes)

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Polyatomic

17
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bond between metal and nonmetal (-ide) (no prefixes)

A

Ionic

18
Q

Oxidation number for neon is ___

A

Zero

19
Q

prefix meaning 2

A

Di

20
Q

method used to visually represent valence electrons is called a _____ ____ _______

A

Lewis dot diagram

21
Q

atoms want to bond and create a stable____ (8 valence electrons)

A

Octet

22
Q

Ionic bonds ____ electrons

A

Transfer

23
Q

2 parts of chemical formoli

A

Chemical symbols and subscripts

24
Q

elements in compound are shown by ____

A

Chemical symbols

25
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how many atoms of each element are needed to form the compound are written by ____

A

subscripts

26
Q

____ ____ is the joining of atoms to form new substances

A

Chemical bond

27
Q

atoms want __ electrons in their valence shell

A

8

28
Q

Atoms receive a charge from either _____ or _____ electrons

A

negative or positive

29
Q

____ bond is where electrons are shared

A

covalent

30
Q

____ bond is where electrons are transferred

A

ionic

31
Q

H2O is an example of a ____ bond

A

covalent

32
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an ionic bond is a bond between _______

A

a metal and a nonmetal

33
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a covalent bond is a bond between ______

A

two nonmetals

34
Q

neon, argon, and krypton are all examples of ___ ___

A

Nobel gasses

35
Q

term used to describe a charged atom

A

ion

36
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electrons in outer most level are considered _____. They determine how atoms react.

A

Valence electrons