forming compounds

Question 1

what is a compound

Answer 1

A compound is a pure substance that contains two or more elements in a fixed combination.

Question 2

what are the two types of compounds

Answer 2

There are 2 types of compounds:
Binary - contains only 2 different elements. (Bi means 2 !! hint hint nudge nudge)
Polyatomic - contains more than 2 different elements. (Poly means multiple !)

Question 3

types of molecular bonds

Answer 3

diatomic/binary and others/acids

Question 4

types of ionic bonds

Answer 4

diatomic, polyatomic and transition metals

Question 5

what is ionic bonding

Answer 5

Ionic Bonding - metal and nonmetal (stealing electrons)

Question 6

what is covalent bonding

Answer 6

Covalent Bonding - nonmetals only (sharing electrons)

Question 7

characteristics of ionic compounds

Answer 7

Ionic Compounds
⇨Between a metal and nonmetal
⇨Are neutral
⇨Made up of a cation (metal) and an anion (nonmetal)
⇨ e- are transferred from one atom to another to form stable ions.