Compounds Flashcards
1
Q
What are compounds?
A
- Substances of two or more elements chemically combined
- Held together by chemical bonds
2
Q
What type of bonding do metal + non-metal compounds have?
A
- Ionic bonding
3
Q
What type of bonding do non-metal + non-metal compounds have?
A
- Covalent bonding
4
Q
How does ionic bonding work?
A
- Metal looses electron –> forms +1 ion
- Non-metal gains electron –> forms -1 ion
5
Q
How does covalent bonding work?
A
- Share electrons