Bonding
What is a bond?
The force of attraction between atoms
Why do atoms of elements lose or gain electrons?
To become more stable or balanced
Ionic compounds must always be ___________.
Neutral
If a formula has a dash in it what type of compound is it forming?
Covalent
What forms a metal lattice?
A cation and all the shared electrons
Which bonds do not form using metals?
covalent bonds
Name 3 common noble gasses.
Helium, Neon, Argon
Ions form a structure called a _________ ___________.
Crystal Lattice
What is a polyatomic ion?
A covalent bonded group of atoms with a charge
A metallic bond is the attraction between what?
A metal cation and all its electrons shared with another cation.
Ionic bonds are usually formed using a ______ and a _________.
Metal and Nonmetal
Which group of elements is most stable? Why are they stable?
Noble gasses a full set of valence electrons.
What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonding?
Ionic bonds transfer electrons and covalent bonds share electrons
Why is water’s boiling point so high?
The bonds are polar joined by hydrogen so the attraction is strong- surface tension
What is an alloy?
Mixture of 2 or more element in which one is a metal
Which group of metals have the weakest bonds?
Alkali Metal
Which group of elements is most likely to form an ion?
Transitions metals
The ____and the ____ are the parts to an ionic compound.
Cation and Anion
In carbon monoxide what is the prefix and what does it tell us?
Mono it tells us one oxygen atom in the bond
What is true when a metal lattice forms?
The shared electrons move freely and let the metal bend
Which group of metals have more electron bonds?
Alkaline 2A or Halogens 7A
Name 5 common metals.
5 common metals are Copper, zinc, iron, sodium, and potassium.
What are the common properties of an ionic compound?
High melting point, hard, brittle, poor conductors
In the compound C6H12O6 what does it tell us about sucrose?
There are 6 carbon atoms, 12 hydrogen atoms and 6 oxygen bonded with covalent bonds
Which is more brittle sodium chloride or the alloy bronze? Why?
Sodium Chloride it is a ionic compound