Inorganic and Organic Chemistry Flashcards
Two nonmetals combine to form a
covalent compound
The prefix _______ is added to -ite for the compound with the least oxygen atoms
hypo-
The ethylene free radical reacts with another ethylene monomer, extending the polyethylene chain
systematic process of assigning names to chemical compounds
Chemical Nomenclature
Study of the compounds of the element carbon
Organic chemistry
Study of all other elements other than carbon and their compounds
Inorganic chemistry
Presence of polyatomic ions often indicates
ionic bonding
Polyatomic ions containing oxygen and one another element are
oxyanions
or two possible groupings, the one with more oxygen atoms uses the suffix _________, the one with fewer oxygen atoms uses the suffix _______
-ate
-ite
Most common synthetic polymer in the world
Polyethylene
are named by replacing the ending of the element name with the suffix -ide
Monatomic anions
Molecules that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms
Hydrocarbons
Includes naturally occurring biological molecules and nearly all synthetic polymers
Organic chemistry
For four groupings, the prefix _______ is added to -ate for the compound with the most oxygen atoms
per-
contain only two elements
Binary compounds
Cations with more than one charge (e.g., transition metals) are named using
Roman numerals in parentheses indicating the charge
begins with the addition of a small amount of an initiator molecule that easily breaks down
Polymerization reaction
arrangements of atoms that tend to display similar chemical properties whenever they appear together
Functional Groups
is named using its common name
polyatomic cation or anion
A metal and a nonmetal generally combine to form
ionic compounds
