Chemical Reactions Flashcards
Monoatomic ion
an ion consisting of only one ion (Na or Cl)
Cation
Positive ion
Anion
Negative Ion
Univalent Metal
A metal with only one stable ionic form; for example, the only stable ionic form of sodium is Na+. All the metals of groups 1A, 2A and Al3+ , Zn2+ and Ag+ are univalent.
Multivalent Metal
A metal with more than one stable ionic form. Many transition metals, as well as Pb and Sn are multivalent.
Polyatomic ion
A group of atoms covalently bonded together with an overall positive or negative charge, such as NH4+ and NO3 – .
Binary acid
An acid consisting of hydrogen and another nonmetal
Oxyacid
An acid consisting of hydrogen, oxygen and another nonmetal
Binary Ionic Compound
Ionic compound made of TWO elements.
Polyatomic anion that ends in -ite
has a lower oxygen number
Polyatomic anion that ends in -ate
has a higher number of oxygen
Greek Prefixes
Mono- 1 di- 2 tri- 3 tetra 4 penta 5 hexa 6 hepta 7 octa 8 nona 9 deca 10
Binary Molecular Compound
a covalent bond between TWO non metals, they share electrons
Acids
compound in which one or more H+ ions are bonded to an anion
Binary Acid
When the anion is monoatomic, the acid is a binary acid (it consists of just two elements)
In gas state you name it like a regular binary ionic compound.
When these compounds are in their acidic form (aqueous state), the name begins with the prefix hydro- followed by the full name of the second nonmetal, and the suffix –ic, followed by the word “acid”.
Oxyacid
When the anion is an oxyanion (a polyatomic anion containing oxygen), then the acid is an oxyacid.
To name these acids, if the polyatomic anion ends with –ite, the suffix –ous is added to the root name, and if the polyatomic anion ends with –ate, the suffix –ic is added to the root name.
HCN
Although HCN is not a binary compound (It consists of three elements), it is named in the same way as the others since it has no oxygen and can exist in both the gaseous and aqueous states.
Synthesis
A chemical reaction in which two or more reactants (elements and/or compounds) combine to produce a single product
Sometimes a synthesis reaction is also a combustion reaction.