Details Title: 19.3 Description: Writing Formulas and Naming Compounds Total Flash Cards: 14 Created: 04/08/2008 19:29:41		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Science Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Ionic compound: charged ionic particles bonded together by the -- of electrons Definition transfer Term Covalent compound: atoms bonded together by the -- of electrons. Definition sharing Term Chemists use -- from the periodic table to write formulas for compounds. Definition chemical symbols Term -- compound: composed of two elements Definition Binary Term --: how may electrons an atom gains, loses, or shares to become stable Definition Oxidation number Term Oxidation numbers and their least common multiples can be used to write -- Definition formulas Term When writing formulas, remember that the compound is -- Definition neutral Term A formula must have the correct number of positive and negative ions so the charges -- Definition balance Term Use the name of the first element, the root name of the second element, and the suffix -ide to write the -- of a binary ionic compound Definition name Term -- ion: positively or negatively charged, covalently bonded group of atoms Definition Polyatomic Term To write formulas, use the oxidation numbers, their least common multiple, and put parentheses around the -- before adding a subscript Definition polyatomic ion Term --: compound with water chemically attached Definition Hydrate Term Name -- by using prefixes to indicate how many elements are in the compound. Definition binary covalent compounds Term -- are used to indicate the oxidation number if an element can have more than one oxidation number. Definition Roman numerals