Quiz 3 Flashcards
Name the seven most important diatomic elements?
Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Chlorine Bromine Iodine
What are diatomic molecules?
Elements that exist only as molecules.
Which periodic group are most often diatomic molecules?
Halogens
What happens when compound is formed of only nonmetals or nonmetals and metalloids?
Molecular compounds are created.
If metals are present in a compound, will it have a molecular structure?
No, not typically.
Ammonia
NH3
Naming order for compounds of two elements?
Elements are named first if they are further to the left. If they are in the same group, the element from further down is named first.
1
mono-
2
di-
3
tri-
4
tetra-
5
penta-
6
hexa-
7
hepta
8
octa
9
nona
10
deca
Valence Electrons?
Shared electrons in the outer most shell of an electron.
What is the correlation between main group elements and valence electrons?
Groups 1-8. Have 1-8 valence electrons from left to right.
How many valence electrons in He?
2 (despite the fact that it is in group 8)
What is covalent bonding?
The creation of bonds through the sharing of electrons.
What is the octet rule?
Covalent bonds are created the result in 8 electrons around each atom.
What molecule is stable with two electrons?
Hydrogen
The “-ide” form of fluorine
fluoride