Lecture 7 Flashcards
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electronegativity
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ability for atoms to attract electrons in chemical bonding
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atomic size increases in a period from
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left to right
3
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ionization energy
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tendencies of atoms to form cations
4
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coulomb’s law
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according to coulombs law, the closer the two opposite electrical charges are the greater the attractive forces
5
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metals and non metals form
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ionic compounds
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monoatomic ion
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an ion that results from loss or gain of electrons from a single atom
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polyatomic ion
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ion that contains mor than one nucleus
8
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cations
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positively charged ions
9
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anions
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negatively charged ions
10
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binary ionic compounds
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an ionic compound that is made out of one type of cation and anion held together by ionic bonds
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