Compounds and balancing equations

Question 1

What do atoms do to form compounds?

Answer 1

They join together

Question 2

How are compounds formed?

Answer 2

When different elements react, atoms form chemical bonds with other atoms to form compounds. It is usually difficult to separate the 2 original elements out again

Question 3

What does making bonds involve?

Answer 3

Atoms giving away , taking or sharing electrons. Only the electrons are involved

Question 4

What does a compound from a metal and a non-metal consist of?

Answer 4

Ions. The metal atoms lose electrons to form positive ions and the non-metal atoms gain electrons to form negative ions. The opposite charge (positive and negative) of the ions mean that they’re strongly attracted to each other. IONIC bonding

Question 5

What does a compound from non-metals consist of?

Answer 5

Molecules. Each atoms shares an electron with another atom - this is called a covalent bond. Each atom has to make enough covalent bonds to fill up its outer shell.

Question 6

What are the properties of a compound like?

Answer 6

They are totally different different from the original elements.