Compounds Flashcards
1
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What’s ionic
A
Has a metal and a non metal
2
Q
What’s covalent
A
Has 2 or more non-metals. Do not reduce! Like dinitrogen tetraoxide.
3
Q
What’s a binary ionic
A
First element - metal, in first 2 columns. Second element is non metal (right side of staircase). Ide ending. Like calcium sulfide.
4
Q
What’s a multivalent ionic
A
Metals that have more than one charge (from the middle of periodic table). Use Roman numerals. Like lead(III) chloride
5
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What’s a polyatomic ionic thing
A
Polyatomic-atoms that r found in a group. Use brackets. Metals can also be multivalent. Like barium phosphate