NaCl
Sodium Chloride
Potassium Fluoride
[K]+ [F]-
Fluoride should have 8 electrons, Potassium should have none
Define a chemical bond
an electrostatic attraction that forms between
atoms when they share or transfer valence
electrons
Hydrogen
+1
1
mon, mono
H2O
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
::O::C::O::
2 lone pairs on each oxygen
Define polarity
The unequal distribution of electric charges in a covalent compound
Oxygen
-2
2
di
Li2O
lithium oxide
Beryllium Fluoride
Define covalent, ionic, and metallic bonds
covalent shares, ionic transfers, metallic shares between all atoms in the structure
Cesium
+1
4
tet-, tetra-
Calcium Fluoride
CaF2
Hydrogen Peroxide
H:O:O:H
two lone pairs on each oxygen
Define polyatomic ion
a group of covalently bonded atoms that together have gained or lost electrons and act as a single ionized particle
Iron
+3
5
pent-, penta-
Magnesium Phosphate
Mg3(PO4)2
For Extra Credit and the point
Draw a molecule of glucose
chain of Carbon with an oxygen on each one, last carbon is double bonded to an oxygen. 7 hydrogens on carbons, 5 Hydrogens on Oxygens
Define Oxidation State
a positive or negative number showing the electric charge on an element when it forms a compound
Carbon
+4, -4
6
hex-, hexa-