Vocabulary
Ionic Compounds
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100
The concept that atoms tend to be most stable when they have eight valence electrons.
What is the octet rule.
100
True or False: Ionic compounds are electrically neutral.
What is true.
100
RbI
What is rubidium iodide.
100
Strontium fluoride
What is SrF2
100
This type of bonding is characterized by positive and negative ions held together by attractive forces.
What is ionic bonding.
200
An ion that has a negative charge.
What is an anion.
200
Ionic compounds exist in this state at room temperature.
What is solid.
200

AlBr3

What is aluminum bromide.

200
Aluminum Phosphide
What is AlP
200
These two groups/families are the most reactive elements on the periodic table.
What are the alkali metals and the halogens.
300
An ion that is made up of two or more atoms.
What is a polyatomic ion.
300
True or False: Ionic compounds are hard and malleable.
What is false: they are hard and brittle.
300

Ca3N2

What is calcium nitride.

300
Chromium (VI) Oxide
What is CrO3
300

All non-metals in an ionic compound end in ____.

-ide

400
The regular pattern in which a crystal is arranged.
What is the crystal lattice.
400
True or False: Ionic compounds have high melting points.
What is true.
400

PbCl2

What is lead (II) chloride.

400
Dimercury (I) selenide
What is Hg2S
400

Subscripts in an ionic compound must be _______.

reduced

500

Mixture of two or more metals

What is an alloy

500

Ionic compounds will conduct electricity under what conditions.

What is when they are liquids or when they are dissolved in water.

500

Sn(CrO4)2

What is tin (IV) chromate.

500
Zinc phosphate
What is Zn3(PO4)2
500

This type of bonding is characterized by cations surrounded by a sea of valence electrons.

What is metallic bonding.

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