the force that holds two atoms together
What is a chemical bond?
Pb
What is lead?
everything to the left of the staircase
What are metals?
1s22s2
What is lithium?
O2-
What is an oxide?
the stable arrangement of eight electrons in the outer energy level
What is the octet rule?
Xe
What is xenon?
the inner dip between groups 2 and 13
What are the transition metals?
[Ne]3s23p5
What is chlorine?
Fe2+
What is iron(II)?
a positively charged ion that loses 1 or more electrons
What is a cation?
Sr
What is strontium?
everything to the right of the staircase
What are nonmetals?
1s22s22p63s23p64s1
What is potassium?
C2H3O2-
What is acetate?
a negatively charged ion that gains 1 or more electrons
What is an anion?
F
What is fluorine?
group 18 is known as this because they are already stable
What are the noble gases?
[Kr]5s24d3
What is niobium?
NH4+
What is ammonium?
the method for naming the chemical compounds
What is nomenclature?
Sb
What is antimony?
group including elements 57-71
What is the lanthanide series?
[Xe]6s24f145d8
What is platinum?
SO42-
What is sulfate?