Lecture 1-2 Flashcards
Monatomic ions
formed of only one atom
- if gain electron anion
- if lose electron cation
Polyatomic ions
Memorize em
Polyatomic cations
Ammonium ion: NH4+
Hydronium ion: H3O+
Oxyanions
polyatomic ions that contain one or more oxygen atoms
Ionic bond
Ions formed the the transfer of electrons resulting in an ionic bond
- electrostatic forces between two oppositely charged objects
- (cations and anion)
Covalent bonds
Molecules are formed when electrons are shared
- form molecules by sharing electrons
- attractive forces between positively charged nuclei of the bonded atoms and one or more pairs of electrons
Ionic compounds
Compound held together by ionic bonds
Ex: metal combined with one or more non-metal
- always contain positive (cation) and negative (anion) ions
- solids
- total number of positive charge=total negative charge
- formula has smallest whole number ratio of ions
Write formula for Aluminium + Oxygen
Al2O3
Molecular compounds
Result from atoms sharing electrons (covalent bond)
Usually combination of non-metals
Binary compounds
Only two different elements
How to name binary compound with metal that forms only one type of cation
Name of cation (metal) + base name of anion (non-metal) + ide
How to name binary compound with metal that forms more than one type of cation
Name of cation (metal) (charge of cation in roman numerals in brackets) + base name of
anion (non-metal) + ide
- transition metals
ionic compounds containing polyatomic ions
ionic rules + use name of polyatomic
Naming oxyanions
named according to number of oxygens
Nitrate: NO3 - Nitrite: NO2 - What if there are more than two ions? Use prefixes! Hypo: less than Per: more than Ex: ClO- hypochlorite (less O than Cl) ClO4 - perchlorate (more O than Cl)
Hydrated ionic compounds
Called hydrates
- Have a specific number of water molecules -> use a prefix
Name of compound + prefix_hydrate