Terms Flashcards
Mass number
Total number of protons and neutrons
Atomic mass unit
Measures isotopic mass
Atomic mass
Average isotopic mass
Groups
Vertical columns
Periods
Horizontal rows
Avogadro constant
6.022 X 10^23
Molar mass
Mass of 1 mol of atoms
Formula mass
Mass of formula unit in amu
Ex:
Atomic mass NaCl: 22.9898 u + 35.453 u = 58.443 u
Atomic number
of protons
Naming Binary compounds of metals
1) write unmodified metal name first
2) write modified nonmetal name ending in -ide
Ex: NaCl - Sodium Chloride
MgI2 - Mafnesium Iodide
Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide
Naming binary compounds of two nonmetals
1) use prefixes
2) positive OS named first
3) second element modified to end with -ide
Ex: Dinitrogen Pentoxide - N2O5
Naming binary acids
-dissolved in water
Prefix hydro- + root + suffix -ic + acid
Ex: HF - Hydrofluoric acid
Prefixes for naming binary compounds of two nonmetals
1 - mono 2 - di 3 - tri 4 - tetra 5 - penta 6 - hexa 7 - hepta 8 - octa 9 - nona 10 - deca
Naming hydrates
Compound name + (prefix- + hydrate)
Ex: CuSO4 • 5H2O - copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate
Naming hydrocarbons
Word stem + -ane
Ex: methane