Covalent compounds
Ionic compounds
Chemical bonding
The octet rule
Miscellaneous
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The name for Se5Cl3
Pentaselenium trichloride
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The name for Ba3N2.
Barium Nitride
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What is a chemical bond?
An attraction that binds atoms together
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What is the octet rule?
The rule states that atoms gain, lose, or share electrons to have eight electrons in the outer shell
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Positively charged ions are called...
Cations
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What is a polar bond and how is it represented (draw)
Covalently bonded atoms with unequally shared electrons. This creates a PARTIAL charge. Represented by an arrow pointing the more electronegative atom and a plus sign over the less.
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The name for Fe2O3
Iron (III) Oxide
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What is an ionic bond?
A bond between cations and anions
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In a Lewis dot diagram, valence electrons are represented by
The dots placed around the symbol
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Greek prefixes are used when naming...
Molecular compounds
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What is Tellurium Decaflouride?
TeF10
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The name for Li2O?
Lithium Oxide
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What is a covalent bond?
A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between two non-metallic atoms
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Does hydrogen follow the octet rule?
No
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How are ions formed?
When atoms lose or gain electrons
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What is heptanitrogen tetrahydride
N7H4
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The name for NH4Cl?
Ammonium Chloride
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What is the difference between a polar and nonpolar covalent bond
Polar bonds have an unequal bond between electrons and nonpolar has an equal bond between electrons
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By following the octet rule what happens to the atom?
It becomes stable
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What is HgO
Mercury (II) Oxide
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What is Dihydrogen monoxide?
H2O
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The name for CuSO4?
Copper (II) sulfate
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What is transferred in ionic bonding
Electrons
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What group already has their valence shells filled
Noble gases
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What is a valence electron
electron in the outermost energy level