What makes a compound ionic?
When atoms transfer electrons to receiving atoms.
What makes an atom covalent?
When 2 nonmetal atoms share a pair of electrons.
What are some types of chemical reaction?
Redox reaction, Synthesis reaction.
What do you do with a chemical equation?
You Balance it!
What are the 2 major components of a Chemical Equation?
Reactants and Products.
How do you know the charge?
Group 1 ions have a +1 charge while, Group 2 has +2 charges.
What 2 types of atoms make a covalent bond?
2 nonmetal electrons
Rusting Metal, Combustion of Hydrocarbons.
What is a Mole Ratio?
A mole ratio is the ratio between the amounts in moles of any two compounds involved in a chemical reaction.
What are some examples of Reactants?
Photosynthesis, Combustion, Rust.
Bromine is in group 7 of the periodic table. What is the charge on its ions?
An ionic charge of -1.
How are covalent bonds explained?
When the atom shares an electron with another atom.
How do you assign oxidation numbers?
Cation is written first in a formula, followed by the anion.
What are some kinds of chemical reactions. There are 6.
Synthesis, Decomposition, Single Replacement, Double Replacement, Acid base, and Combustion.
What is a characteristic of a Reactants?
Conservation of mass.
How do metal atoms form ions?
Simplest ways for metal atoms to form ions is to be exposed to water.
What region of the periodic table contains atoms that form covalent bonds?
The Right side of the Table.
What are some examples of chemical equations?
Rusting of Metal, Baking a Cake, Rotting Bananas.
What are clues of a chemical reaction?
Change in color, and Formation of bubbles.
Is water a reactant?
Yes it acts as a reactant.