Compounds Flashcards
What is a compound?
When atoms join together
How is a compound formed?
When different elements react, atoms form chemical bonds with other atoms to form compounds
What making bonds involve?
Giving away, taking or sharing electrons
What does a compound formed from a metal and a non-metal consist of?
Ions
What is the LEPGEN rule?
Loose Electron Positive Gain Electron Negative
What is ionic bonding?
Ionic bonding is when positive and negative ions, which attract each other to form ionic compounds.
What is significant about ionic bonding?
It only happen in metals and non-matals
What kind of bonds are ionic?
Very strong
Name 2 ionic bonding relations?
1) Sodium chloride
2) Magnesium fluoride
What does an ionic bond create?
An ionic lattice
What is covalent bonding?
It is when each atom shares electrons with another atom
Give an example of a covalent bond?
When a hydrogen atom bonds with a chlorine atom
