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CHEM 1020 - Everyday Chemistry - Iordanova
Chapter 2
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
08/23/2011

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Chemical compounds
Definition
Most elements are not found free in nature but rather are linked to other elements in _____
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Chemical bonds
Definition
The atoms in compounds are linked through ______
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Noble gases
Definition
The ____ do not typically form compounds with other atoms.
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Eight
Definition
Atoms with ____ valence electrons are particularly stable
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Octet rule
Definition
Atoms with eight valence electrons are particularly stable and are said to fulfill the _____
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Valence octet
Definition
Atoms form bonds to achieve a ____
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Ionic and Covalent compounds
Definition
The two major types of chemical compounds are ____ and ____
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valence electrons
Definition
Elements in the same family have the same number of ______
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chemical reactions
Definition
Elements of the same family have the same number valence electrons and consequently undergo similar _____
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Lewis dot structures
Definition
The number of valence electrons is generally equal to the group number for the main group elements. Valence electrons can be represented through ______
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An ionic compound
Definition
_____ results from the loss of electrons by one atom (usually a metal) and the gain of electrons by another atom (usually a nonmetal).
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opposite charges (Electrostatic forces)
Definition
Ionic bonds arise from the attraction between particles with ______
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Ion
Definition
___ is a charged atom or group of atoms.
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Cations
Definition
____ have a positive charge.
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Anions
Definition
____ have a negative charge
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Cations
Definition
Group IA, IIA, IIIA, elements typically lose one, two, and three valence electrons, respectively to become ______ in ionic compounds.
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Anons
Definition
Group VA, VIA, VIIA elements typically gain three, two, and on electons, respectively, to become _____ in ionic compounds.
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Balance
Definition
Opposite charges within an ionic compound _____ each other.
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Crossover method
Definition
The ___ is useful in predicting the chemical formula for an ionic compound.
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Crystal structures
Definition
Ionic compounds do not generally form discrete molecules but rahter exist as extended ______ with many cations and anions interacting.
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Covalent compound
Definition
A ____ is formed when two atoms share electrons.
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Lone pair
Definition
A ____ is a pair of valence elcetrons that does not participate in a chemical bond.
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Line
Definition
When draing a molecule, a single _____ between two atoms represents the covalent sharing of two electrons.
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Double bond
Definition
A ____ bond is represented by two lines and contains two electron pairs or four total electrons.
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Triple bond
Definition
A _____ bond is composed of three shared electron pairs, is represented by three lines.
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Isomers
Definition
____ are molecules with the same chemical formula but with different arrangements of the atoms.
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polar covalent bond
Definition
Covalently bonded electrons can be shared equally by the two atoms or unequally. When two different kinds of atoms are bonded, the electrons are usually shared unequally to produce a ________.
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Nonpolar covalent bond
Definition
When a bond exists between two identical kids of atoms, the electrons are shared equally to produce a _______
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Electronegativity
Definition
An atom with a greater _____ has a greater ability to attract shared electrons.
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Polar
Definition
The greater the difference in electronegativity between two atoms that are covalently bonded, the more ____ is the bond with a greater inequity in electron sharing.
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Dipole
Definition
A _____ is the unequal distribution of charge in a molecule because the polar covalent bonding.
Term
To the center
Definition
A dipole can be represented by an arrow that points ______ of the negative charge.
Term
Atoms are represented by chemical symbols and bonds are represented by lines.
Definition
There are many different ways to draw the structures of compounds. Most commonly, atoms are represented by ______ and bonds are represented by _____.
Term
covalent compound
Definition
_____ generally form when a nonmetal reacts with another nonmetal.
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Ionic compound
Definition
_____ are generally formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal.
Term
Lewis dot structures
Definition
Chemists use a shorhand way of keeping track of valence electrons called _____
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cation
Definition
A chemical species with a net positive charge is called a _____
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an anon
Definition
A negatively charged chemical species is called ______
Term
Electrostatic forces
Definition
The powerful attractions between oppositely charged particles are called ______, which are responsible for the bonds of ionic compounds
Term
Metals
Definition
One of the characteristics of ____ is that they tend to give up electrons easily, so under the right conditions, they lose electrons to form cations.
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lose
Definition
When forming an ionic compound, metals in the first three families of the main group elements (Groups IA, IIA, and IIIA) _____ their valence electrons to become positively charged cations.
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gain
Definition
The nonmetals tend to ___ electrons when reacting with metals to form an ionic compound.
Term
Noble gases
Definition
_____ already have eight electrons in their outer shell (except for helium, with its filled duet). They therefore neither lose nor gain electrons readily, accounting for their reluctance to form compouns with other atoms.
Term
equally
Definition
For most covalent bonds, the bonding electron pair is not shared _____
Term
Nonpolar
Definition
Only when two atoms have identical electronegativity values is the resulting bond truly _____
Term
nonpolar
Definition
If the difference in electronegativity is less than about 0.5, then the bond is considered ______.
Term
An ionic bond
Definition
In practice, if the difference in electronegativity is greater than about 2.0 constitutes _____.
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