Chemical Naming
The term for hydrogen when naming it in a compound.
What is hydride?
A compound that contains at least 1 metal atom and at least 1 nonmetal atom
What is an ionic compound?
The concept that matter is continuous, infinite, and comes in every form all around us, and could be divided and subdivided into smaller and smaller pieces without limit.
What is the Continuous Theory of Matter?
Qualities of metals
What are luster, conducting electricity, malleability?
Substances that can be decomposed into elements by chemical means
What is a compound?
The term for carbon when naming it in a compound.
What is carbide?
A compound made up solely of nonmetal atoms
What is a covalent compound?
The idea that substances are composed of tiny, individual particles like grains of sand
What is the discontinuous theory of matter?
Three properties of nonmetals.
What are brittle, lack luster, don't conduct electricity?
any substance that cannot be broken down (decomposed) into simpler substances
What is an element?
The term for nitrogen when naming it in a compound.
What is nitride?
Containing only one type of element or compound
What is a pure compound?
Matter cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change forms.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
The chemical symbol for nitrogen.
What is N?
A mixture that is not uniform in composition; components are not evenly distributed throughout the mixture
What is a heterogeneous mixture?
The term for phosphorus when naming it in a covalent compound.
What is phosphide?
A substance that contains different compounds and/or elements
What is a mixture?
The proportion of elements in any compound is always the same.
What is the Law of Definite Proportions?
Chemical symbol for neon
What is Ne?
Any mixture that is uniform in composition throughout.
What is a homogenous mixture?
A prefix meaning seven in a covalent compound
What is hepta?
A compound containing many combinations of atoms.
What is a covalent compound?
If 2 elements combine to form different compounds, the ratio of masses of the second element that react with a fixed mass of the first element will be a simple, whole-number ratio
What is the Law of Definite Proportions?
The chemical symbol for sodium
What is Na?
A chemical reaction that breaks down compounds into simpler products.
What is decomposition?