Ions
Naming Compounds
Writing Formulas for Binary Compounds
Writing Formulas for Ternary Compounds
Definitions
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The alkali metals form this charge and type of ions

What is 1+ cations

100

NaBr

What is sodium bromide

100

sodium chloride

What is NaCl

100

sodium nitrate

What is NaNO3

100

A charged atom

What is an ion

200

The alkaline earth metals form this charge and type of ions

What is 2+ cations

200

CoCl2

What is cobalt(II) chloride

200

lithium sulfide

What is Li2S

200

Lithium phosphate

What is Li3PO4

200

The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions

What is an ionic bond

300

Group 3/13 elements form this charge and type of ions

What is 3+ cations

300

Al2O3

What is aluminum oxide

300

chromium(III) oxide

What is Cr2O3

300
Potassium hydrogen carbonate

What is KHCO3

300
Positively charged atom

What is a cation

400

Group 6/16 elements form this charge and type of ions

What is 2- anions

400

NaNO3

What is sodium nitrate

400

Lead(II) bromide

What is PbBr2

400
Sodium dichromate
What is Na2Cr2O7
400

The electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the positively charged nuclei

What is a covalent bond

500

The halogens form this charge and type of ions

What is 1- anions

500

Mg(C2H3O2)2

What is magnesium acetate

500

Manganese(III) oxide

What is Mn2O3

500

Aluminum hydrogen phosphate

What is Al2(HPO4)3

500

Are formed from the covalent bonding between nonmetallic elements

What are molecular compounds

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