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They are chemically nonreactive under all, but extreme conditions, meaning that the atoms of these gases are highly stable. |
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What group are chemically nonreactive under all but extreme conditions, meaning that these atoms are highly stable. |
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The Noble Gases (Group 8A) |
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Atoms react with other atoms to obtain eight electrons in their outer shell. |
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An atom with a charge due to an unequal number of protons and electrons. |
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An ion with a net negative charge; formed when an atom gains electrons. |
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What does isoelectronic mean? |
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Having the same number of electrons. |
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An ion with a net positive charge, formed when an atom gives up electrons. |
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What is a polyatomic ion? |
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A group of atoms that interact to form an ion. |
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How do you name a simple ion like sodium? |
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How do you name a transition metal like (Fe^2+) |
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How do you name an ion of a nonmetal like florine? |
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When is the -ite ending used for polyatomic ions? |
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When related ions have one less oxygen atom. |
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The strong attraction between an anion and a cation. |
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What is an ionic compound. |
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The result of two or more ions attracted by ionic bonds to forma new electrically neutral species. |
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The result of atoms sharing electrons in order to achieve an octet in their valence shells. |
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What happens to the electrons in a covalent bond? |
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What is a covalent compound? |
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A type of compound made up of atoms held together by covalent bonds. |
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The smallest unit of a covalent compound; formed when two or more nonmetal atoms are joined by covalent bonds. |
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A pair of electrons shared by two atoms to form a covalent bond. |
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What is a pair of electrons shared by two atoms to form a covalent bond? |
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A pair of electrons belonging to only one atom. (also called a nonbonded pair) |
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What is a pair of electrons that belong to only one atom? |
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A lone pair (nonbonded pair) |
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What is a molecular formula? |
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The chemical formula of a molecular compound that represents all atoms in a molecule. |
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What is the Lewis Structure?: |
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A chemical formula used for covalent compounds to show the number, type, and connectivity of atoms in a molecule. |
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What are binary compounds? |
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Covalent compounds that are composed of only two elements. |
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What are covalent compounds that are composed of only two elements. |
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mono, di, tri, tetra, penta, hexa, hepta |
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What are the two exceptions for the rules for naming binary covalent compounds? |
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H2O as water and NH3 as ammonia. |
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Hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate) |
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What is hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate)? |
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Hydrogen sulfate (bisulfate) |
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What is hydrogen sulfate (bisulfate)? |
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Hydrogen sulfite (bisulfite) |
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What is Hydrogen sulfite (bisulfite)? |
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What is hydrogen phosphate? |
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What is Dihydrogen phosphate? |
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What is a combustion reaction? |
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What is a single replacement reaction? |
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When one atom replaced another atom in a second compound. |
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What are the possible Chromium ions? |
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What are the possible Iron ions? |
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What are the possible Copper ions? |
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What are the possible Zn ions? |
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What are the possible Silver ions? |
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What are the possible Cadmium ions? |
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What are the possible Gold ions? |
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What are the possible Tin ions? |
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What are the possible Lead ions? |
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