Vocabulary
Dot Diagrams
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonding
Naming Compounds
100
The outermost shell of electrons around an atom
What is valence electrons
100
How many valence electrons does fluorine have?
What is 7
100
An atom that has gained an electron, and becomes negative, in an ionic bond is called this
What is an anion
100
Covalent bonds form when atoms do this.
What is share electrons.
100

CO

What is carbon monoxide?

200
The principle stating that atoms tend to form compounds by obtaining 8 electrons
What is the octet rule
200
In NaCl, which atom gains an electron and which atoms loses an electron?
What is Na loses and Cl gains
200
Ionic bonds form between what two types of elements?
What is metals and nonmetals.
200
How many double bonds form in a carbon dioxide molecule?
What is 2
200

FeCO3

What is Iron (II) carbonate?

300
The name of a bond in which two atoms share 6 electrons.
What is a triple bond
300
Helium has how many valence electrons
What is 2
300
What is the charge of an ion formed by aluminum?
What is +3
300
Can a covalent bond form between magnesium and oxygen? Why or why not?
What is no. Covalent bonds form between two nonmetals.
300

Mg2P3

What is magnesium phosphide?

400
These groups of elements are more likely to share electrons than others on the periodic table.
What are nonmetals
400
How many electrons does Phosphorus need to complete its octet?
What is 3
400
What is the charge of an ion formed by Oxygen?
What is -2
400
Why can neon not form covalent bonds?
What is it has 8 electrons, and already fulfills the octet rule.
400

C5Cl9

What is pentacarbon nonachloride?

500

Ions containing more than one type of element

What are polyatomic ions?

500
How many valence electrons are in a water molecule?
What is 8
500
What compound is formed by the ionic bonding of Calcium and Chlorine?
What is CaCl2 (calcium chloride).
500

The bonding capacity for sulfur

What is 2?

500

C7H8

What is septacarbon octahydride?

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