Lecture 2 8/24/22 Flashcards
____ are substances comprised of two or more elements in a fixed ratio
Compounds
C.H.O.P.S.N. / the most important elements
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, sulfur, nitrogen
The number of protons in the nucleus is the _____
Atomic Number
The total number of neutrons + protons is the _____
Mass number
These varying forms of an element are called _____
Isotopes
_______ describe the average distance of a subset of electron from the nucleus
Electron shells
_____ are attractions between compounds which are the result of their associated properties
Chemical bonds
______are formed when valence electrons are shared by two atoms and are the strongest type of bond
Covalent bonds
_____ are formed as the result covalent bonds
Molecules
Certain elements attract electrons more strongly, this property is called _____
electronegativity
An equal sharing of electrons results in a _____
nonpolar covalent bond
In cases where electrons are unequally draw to certain elements in a molecule you end up with a _____
Polar covalent bond
_____ form between elements/molecules which have opposite charges (ions)
Ionic bonds
positive elements/molecules
Cations
negative elements/molecules
anions