Unit 4 Test Flashcards
ionic bond
chemical bond, or energy transfer, between a metal (cation) and a non-metal (anion).
What must you do when drawing an ionic bond?
Write the charges right next to the chemical symbols
covalent bond
chemical bond where electrons are shared
metallic bond
many electrons are shared by many atoms
chemical reaction
matter reacting and producing a new substance
What are the 4 clues that a chemical reaction has occurred?
- color change
- energy change
- solid formation
- gas formation
exothermic reaction
reaction that gives off heat
What side is the exothermic energy on?
the product side
endothermic reaction
reaction that absorbs heat, so the temperature lowers
What side is the endothermic reaction on?
the reactant side
chemical formula
states how many atoms of each element are in each compound
subscript
used to indicate when there is one one or more of an atom in a compound
chemical equation
written representation of chemical reaction
coefficient
number in front of the chemical symbol that’s used to balance the number of atoms in a chemical equation
reactant
chemicals reacted together in a chemical reaction (on left)