CHAPTER 2

Question 1

What is a covalent compound?

Answer 1

2+ Nonmetals

Question 2

Which comes first in a covalent compound, anion or cation?

Answer 2

Cation

Question 3

What prefixes are used for covalent compounds?

Answer 3

Mono-; Di-; Tri-; etc..
*Mono only used on anion
*“ide” always comes after second element

Question 4

What is an ionic compound?

Answer 4

A metal and a nonmetal

Question 5

Which comes first in a ionic compound, anion or cation?

Answer 5

Cation (usually metal) named first
Anion (usually nonmetal)

Question 6

What are the rules of naming the cation in the ionic compound?

Answer 6

If the cation has a fixed charge, the name is the neutral name
If the cation has a variable charge (groups 3-12), the neutral name is followed by the roman numeral in parantheses of the charge

Question 7

What are the rules of naming the anion in the ionic compound?

Answer 7

If the aion has one atom, the suffix is “ide” added
If the anion has more than one atom, the suffix “ate” is added