Metals vs. Nonmetals
These elements tend to lose electrons when forming ions.
What are metals?
This type of compound forms between a metal and a nonmetal.
What is a molecular (covalent) compound?
Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called this.
What are periods?
The formula for sodium chloride.
What is NaCl?
Atoms normally have this overall charge.
What is neutral?
The largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
These elements usually gain electrons during chemical reactions
What are nonmetals?
This type of compound forms between two nonmetals.
What is a molecular (covalent) compound?
Vertical columns on the periodic table are called this.
What are groups (families)?
The formula for magnesium oxide.
What is MgO?
An atom that has gained or lost electrons is called this.
What is an ion?
The only mammal capable of true flight.
What is a bat?
This type of ion forms when an atom loses electrons.
What is a cation?
At room temperature, most ionic compounds exist in this state of matter.
What are solids?
Elements in the same group have the same number of these.
What are valence electrons?
The formula for barium chloride.
What is BaCl₂?
Atoms react to achieve this number of electrons in their outer shell.
What is 8 (the octet rule)?
This famous ship sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.
What is the RMS Titanic?
Write the formula for aluminum carbonate. Use your periodic table!
Al2(CO3)3
This type of ion forms when an atom gains electrons.
What is an anion?
This force holds atoms together in molecular compounds by sharing electrons.
What is a covalent bond?
Elements in the same period share this property.
What is the same number of energy levels (electron shells)?
The formula for carbon monoxide.
What is CO
If an atom has more electrons than protons, its charge will be this.
What is negative?
This ocean is the largest on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Metals are primarily located in this region of the periodic table.
What is the left side and center of the periodic table?
This type of bonding occurs when electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
What is ionic bonding?
This element sits in Group 1 but is not actually a metal.
What is hydrogen?
The formula for dinitrogen pentoxide.
What is N₂O₅?
If an atom loses two electrons, its charge becomes this.
What is +2?
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?