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1
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How do you turn a metal atom into a metal ion and what does this cause?

A

You take away it’s outer-shell electrons, therefore it becomes positively charged

2
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How do you turn a non-metal atom into a non-metal ion and what does this cause?

A

You fill up its outer shell with electrons, causing it to become negatively charged

3
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Define reduction

A

The gaining of electrons (or loss of oxygen)

4
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Define oxidation

A

The loss of electrons (or the gain of oxygen)

5
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What is a redox reaction?

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A reaction in which electrons are lost/gained

6
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Explain why redox reactions can be discussed using electrons or oxygen

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Because oxygen’s charge is 2-, so if an oxygen compound is formed, the substance that bonds with the oxygen will need to lose some electrons in order to fill up the outer shell of oxygen.

7
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Define ionic bonding

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The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions

8
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Explain why ionic substances have high melting points

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  • there are many very strong bonds
  • a lot of energy is needed to break them
  • ions with higher charges have higher melting points because the attraction between bonds is greater
9
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Explain why ionic substances do not conduct electricity when solid, but do when molten

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In order to conduct, a substance needs
• charged particles
•that a free to move
The particles in ionic substances are charged, but are only free to move when in molten or gaseous forms