Bonding Basics
Which group of elements follows the octet rule most consistently?
What is main-group elements?
What type of bond is shorter and stronger than a single bond?
What is a double bond?
Why does boron form stable compounds with only three bonds?
What is “It is stable with six valence electrons?”
What is the correct formula for aluminum nitride?
What is AlN?
Why isn’t the formula P₂O₅ reduced in covalent compounds?
What is exact atom count?
What property of atoms keeps bonds from being completely (100%) ionic?
What is electronegativity?
What type of bond is stronger and shorter than a single bond?
What is a triple bond?
How is an element’s oxidation number usually determined?
What is “group number?”
What is the correct formula for lead(II) hydroxide?
What is Pb(OH)₂?
What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction?
What is rearrangement of atoms?
What shows how atoms are bonded and where lone electron pairs are?
What is a Lewis structure?
What theory predicts molecular shape using electron pair repulsion?
What is VSEPR theory?
What must the sum of oxidation numbers be in a neutral compound?
What is zero?
What is the name of CuSO₄ · 5H₂O?
What is copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate?
What is a solid formed during a chemical reaction?
What is a precipitate?
What do atoms seek when they form chemical bonds?
What is a stable electron configuration?
What type of bond forms from sideways overlapping of p orbitals?
What is a pi bond?
What prefix tells you an acid contains only hydrogen and one nonmetal?
What is hydro-?
What is the name of Na₂CO₃ · 10H₂O?
What is sodium carbonate decahydrate?
What is an ion that stays unchanged throughout a reaction?
What is a spectator ion?
What forms when one atom in a bond pulls electrons more strongly?
What is a polar covalent bond?
What describes a molecule that has a blend of multiple possible bonding structures?
What is resonance?
What is the formula for a compound with Fe³⁺ and O²⁻?
What is Fe₂O₃?
What category does CO₃²⁻ belong to that makes it different from CO₂?
What is a polyatomic ion?
What kind of change occurs when water boils and magnesium reacts with acid?
What is physical change and chemical change?