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Define metal
Shiny, good conductor, left of staircase, mostly solid, 1,2,3 valence electrons, lose electrons, mall, duct, grey, yellow, orange
Nonmetal
Dull, insulator, right of staircase, gain electrons, brittle, various colours
Metalloid
Semiconductors, share qualities of both, on staircase
Precipitate
Solid formed from the reaction of two solutions
Alkali metals
Group 1. Highly reactive, soft, shiny
Alkaline earth metals
Group 2 Light, reactive
Halogens
Group 17 Highly reactive
Noble gases
Group 18 Nonreactive
Chemical property
A description of what a substance does in a chemical reaction.
Physical property
Description of a substance without changing it into a new substance. Density, boiling point, melting point characteristic.
Bohr Diagram
Used to represent atomic structure. Nucleus contains # of protons and neutrons. Orbits drawn surrounding. Electrons drawn on. First, 2 at 12 o’clock. Second, max 8, filled clockwise at 3 o’clock, 6, 9. Go around twice. Same for next orbit, though it holds max of 18.
Lewis diagram
Element symbol in middle (including valence). Dots surround representing electron configuration in outer orbit.
Valence
Valence= ionic charge. Numeric value of electric charge on atom, followed by a plus or minus sign. Superscripted. Some metals have multiple valences.
Combining capacity
Number of other atoms a single atom can combine with chemically. Based on valence electrons, number in outer orbit. All atoms want to become stable. They achieve this by having a full outer orbit, or a stable octet. They do this by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons.
Ion
A charged atom. Formed when atoms gain or lose electrons.
Anion
Gains one or more electron, negatively charged (nonmetals) End of name changes to “ide”
Cation
Loses one or more electrons, positively charged (metals)
Electrolyte
A solution that conducts electricity. When ionic substances dissolve, their positive and negative ions are pulled away from each other by water molecules. Water surrounds the ions and prevents them from forming into compounds again.
Ionic bond
The attraction that holds oppositely charged The simultaneous strong attraction of positive and negative ions in an ionic compound. Very strong.
covalent bond
A bond that results from the sharing of outer electrons between nonmetal atoms. Both nuclei form strong attractions for each others electrons but are not strong enough to pull them away.
Ionic compound
Overall charge zero, electrically neutral.The total negative charges equals the total positive charges. Made up of cations and anions. Metals, with a weak hold on their valence electrons, transfer their valence electrons to non metals, with a strong hold on their valence electrons. Both have a stable electron configuration. Most are hard, brittle, solids with high melting points. Most are electrolytes. Do not exist as individual particles. Most form 3D crystals, with each ion held in fixed ratios.
Molecular compound
Nonmetals combine with nonmetals, held together by covalent bonds. Made up of individual molecules. Second element’s name ends with ide. Both get a prefix according to their number in the compound. The first element never gets the prefix “mono”
Chemical equation
A way of describing a chemical reaction using chemical formulas of the reactants and products. Provides more detail
Word equation
A way of describing a chemical reaction using the names or the reactants and products. Written out in full.