Naming Group/ Family I Ionic Compounds
Na2S
What is Sodium Sulfide
AlP
Potassium Sulfide
K2S
Magnesium Bromide
MgBr2
Binary Compounds
What is Compounds that are composed of two elements?
The small numbers that are written to the right and below an element's symbol. They also indicating the number of atoms or ions in a compound.
What are Subscripts?
Cl-1
What is the formula of Chloride ion?
KCl
What is potassium chloride?
CaO
What is Calcium Oxide?
Rubidium Oxide
Rb2O
Calcium Carbide
Ca2C
This is the name of the total number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom
What is the oxidation number?
These are Positively charged ions and they are typically formed by metals that lose electrons.
What are Cations?
N's oxidation state
What is minus or negative 3
CsO
What is Cesium Oxide?
BeF2
What is Beryilium Fluoride?
Barium Nitride
Ba3N2
Barium Silide
Ba2Si
This method is used to balance charges in a chemical formulas for ionic compounds
What is the criss-cross method?
These are negatively charged ions and they are typically formed by nonmetals gaining electrons.
What are Anions?
Oxidation State of Selenium
Se-2
Fr2O
Francium Oxide
RbF
Rubidium Fluoride
Aluminum Sulfide
Al2S3
Radium Phosphide
Ra3P2
The name of the principle that atoms gain, lose, or share electrons in order to achieve a full valence shell (eight electrons i.e. in order to look like a Noble Gas).
What is Octet Rule?
The name of the Electrons in the outermost energy level. They are important for forming ions.
What are Valence Electrons?
Al's oxidation state
What is plus 3 / Al+3
Fr3N
What is Fransium Nitride
SrSe
What is Strontium Selenide
Boron Chloride
BCl3
Lithium Carbide
Li4C
Alkaline earth metals that form +2 ions (e.g., Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺).
What are Group 2 Elements?
These types of elements that tend to gain electrons to form anions in compounds.
What are Non Metals
Oxidation state for Carbon
What is plus or minus 4 / C+4 or -4
Rb4C
Rubium Carbide
Ba3N2
What is Barium Nitride?
Barium Arsenide
Ba3As2
Sodium Silide
Na4Si
A representation of a compound using element symbols and subscripts to show the ratio of atoms.
What is a Chemical Formula?
Metals that are found in groups 1, 2, or 13-18 of the periodic table that do not use Roman numerals in naming
What are Non-transition Metal?
The oxidation state of the binary ionic compounds in BF3
B plus 3 / B+3
F negative -1 / F-1