A | B |
electron dot diagram | model of an atom in which each dot represents a valence electron |
stable electron configuration | the highest occupied energy level of an atom is filled with electrons |
ionic bond | force that holds cations and anions together |
oxidation | losing electron(s) |
reduction | gaining electrons |
ion | atom with unequal number of electrons and protons |
metals | lose electrons to form positive ions |
nonmetals | gain electrons to form negative ions |
anion | negatively charged ion |
cation | positively charged ion |
chemical bond | force that holds atoms or ions together as a unit |
formation of ionic bond | electrons transferred from one atom to another |
ionization energy | amount of energy used to remove an electron |
ionization energy left to right on periodic table | energy increases |
ionization energy top to bottom of group | energy decreases |
electronegativity | atom tendency to attract electrons |
chemical formula | notation of what elements a compound contains and ratio of the elements |
crystals | Solids whose particles are arranged in a lattice structure |
sodium chloride crystal shape | cubic |
covalent bond | chemical bond in which two atoms share a pair of valence electrons |
molecule | neutral group of atoms that are joined together by one or more covalent bonds |
diatomic molecules | molecule formed by two atoms sharing electrons |
single covalent bond | two electrons shared between atoms |
double covalent bond | four electrons shared between atoms |
triple covalent bond | six electrons shared between atoms |
polar covalent bond | covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally |
nonpolar covalent bond | covalent bond in which electrons are shared equally |
molecular attractions | greater between polar molecules than nonpolar molecules |
IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
binary ionic compound | compound made from only two elements |
anion name | element name with -ide ending + ion |
cation name | element name unchanged + ion |
transition metal ion names | charge of ion indicated by Roman numeral |
copper +1 ion name | copper (I) ion |
copper +2 ion name | copper (II) ion |
iron +2 ion name | iron (II) ion |
iron +3 ion name | iron (III) ion |
lead +2 ion name | lead (II) ion |
lead +4 ion name | lead (IV) ion |
chromium +2 ion name | chromium (II) ion |
chromium +3 ion name | chromium (III) ion |
polyatomic ion | covalently bonded group of atoms with positive or negative charge acting as a unit |
ionic compound names | metal name + nonmetal ion name |
Na and Cl compound name | sodium chloride |
K and O compound name | potassium oxide |
Al and S compound name | aluminum sulfide |
Ca and P compoind name | calcium phosphide |
molecular compound name | metal name nonmetal w/-ide use prefixes for ratios |
mono- | 1 atom in molecular formula |
di- | 2 atoms in molecular formula |
tri- | 3 atoms in molecular formula |
tetra- | 4 atoms in molecular formula |
penta- | 5 atoms in molecular formula |
hexa- | 6 atoms in molecular formula |
hepta- | 7 atoms in molecular formula |
octa- | 8 atoms in molecular formula |
nona- | 9 atoms in molecular formula |
deca- | 10 atoms in molecular formula |
metallic bond | attraction between a metal cation and the shared electrons that surround it |