Cards (35)

  • Binary compounds
    A chemical compound consisting of exactly two different elements.
    Although containing two or more elements, it could contain more than two atoms.
  • 3 types of binary compounds
    1. binary acid
    2. binary ionic compounds
    3. binary covalent compounds
  • A polyatomic ion is a group of atoms with an electric charge.
  • An ion is an atom with an electric charge (positive or negative)
  • Three exceptions: are ternary not binary.
    Cyanide
    Hydroxide
    Peroxide
  • the big five
    Carbonate (CO32-)
    Chlorate (ClO31-)
    Nitrate (NO31-)
    Phosphate (PO42-)
    Sulfate (SO43)
  • acids
    A compound in which one or more H+ ions are bounded by a negative ion.
  • When naming an acid, the acid is based on the name of the negative ion that is part of the acid.
  • C2H302- = acetate
  • NH4+ = ammonium
  • Co3 2- = carbonate
  • ClO 3- = chlorate
  • ClO2 - = chlorite
  • CrO4 2- = chromate
  • CN- =cyanide
  • Cr2O7 2- = dichromate
  • HCO 3- = bicarbonate
  • HSO4 - = bisulfate
  • HSO3 - =bisulfite
  • OH - hydroxide

  • ClO - = hypochlorite
  • NO3 - =nitrate
  • C2O4 2- = oxalate
  • ClO4 - = perchlorate
  • MnO4 - = permanganate
  • PO4 3- = phosphate
  • SO4 2- = sulfate
  • SO3 2- = sulfite
  • hydrates
    Ionic compounds that have a specific number of water molecules attached to them.
  • anhydrates
    Hydrates that have had water molecules removed (such as through heating)
    The number of water is indicated with a coefficient in the formula and a prefix in the name.
  • reactants
    Substances that take part in a chemical equation.
  • products
    Substances that are produced in a chemical equation.
  • in balancing chemical equation: The coefficients next to the symbols of the entities indicate the number of moles of a substance produced or used in the chemical equation.
  • The reactants and products are separated by an arrow, usually called yields
  • Chemical equations should contain the state of the properties of the products and the reactants whether:
    Aqueous (aq) dissolved in water
    Solid (s)
    Liquid (l)
    Gas (g)