Chemistry 6 (Polyatomic Ions and Molecular Compounds) Flashcards
(12 cards)
What is the “Nick The Camel” mnemonic
Nick the Camel eats CLams for Supper in Phoenix
What does the number of vowels tell you
The charge
What does the number of consonants tell you
The number of oxygens
What is the formula for Hydroxide
OH
What is the formula for Bicarbonate
HCO3
What do you do if you have more than one polyatomic
Put brackets around it
e.g. Cu(NO3)2
What is the only positively charged polyatomic
Ammonium (NH4)
What are the latin prefixes
mono
di
tri
tetra
penta
hexa
hepta
octa
How to name molecular compounds with two nonmetals
Number them (second one is mono- if only one, first one is nothing) (H2O - Hydrogen Dioxide)
What are some things that we use molecular compounds for
plastic
What is the difference between ionic and molecular compounds
Ionic are between a metal and nonmetal, molecular are two nonmetals
