Chemistry Honors 125: General Review Flashcards
stable ion found formed from a single atom
monatomic ion
ionic compound consisting of only two elements
binary ionic compound
unit formed when two elements bond with a covalent bond
molecular compound
unit formed when ions bond with an ionic bond
formula unit
two nonmetallic atoms joined by a covalent bond
binary molecular compound
electron configuration of a stable ion
noble gas
system of nomenclature used today for ions and compounds
Stock
method used to determine an empirical formula
crossover
the only polyatomic ion with a positive charge
ammonium
suffix for oxyanion with greater number of oxygen atoms
-ate
suffix for oxyanion with lesser number of oxygen atoms
–ite
suffix for monatomic anion or more electronegative atom
-ide
polyatomic anion that contains oxygen
oxyanion
a numerical value that indicates the number of electrons an atom or ion contributes or receives in a chemical reaction
oxidation number
a stable ion composed of two or more different atoms that function as a group
polyatomic ion
When a cation has more than one positive charge, the charge is indicated with a ___ in parentheses after the name of the cation.
Roman numeral
When naming ___ compounds, the name of the cation is written first; when naming ___ compounds, the name of the element with a lower electronegativity is written first.
binary ionic; binary molecular
If the older nomenclature is used to name a binary molecular compound, a ___ is attached to the names of one or both of the elements in the compound.
suffix
The second name of a binary molecular compound named under the older nomenclature consists of the ___ of the element name, a ___ if more than one compound may be formed, and the suffix ___.
root; prefix; -ide
lithium oxide
Li2O
ammonium nitrate
NH4NO3
calcium sulfate
CaSO3
potassium nitrate
KNO3