Chemical Reactions

Question 1

Cation

Answer 1

An ion or group of ions having a positive charge

Question 2

Anion

Answer 2

Atoms or groups of atoms that have gained electrons. Having more negatively charged electrons than positively charged protons, they are negatively charged

Question 3

Ionic Compound

Answer 3

an ionic compound is a chemical compound in which ions are held together in a structure

Question 4

Molecule

Answer 4

a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.

Question 5

Compound

Answer 5

a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements. Can’t be separated like a mixture

Question 6

State

Answer 6

a physical condition as regards internal or molecular form or structure, e.g. water, solid, or gas

Question 7

Metal

Answer 7

a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity

Question 8

Solvent

Answer 8

a liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances.

Question 9

Solute

Answer 9

the minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent.

Question 10

Polyatomic Ion

Answer 10

A polyatomic ion, also known as a molecular ion, is a charged chemical species (ion) composed of two or more atoms covalently bonded or of a metal complex that can be considered to be acting as a single unit.