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Chemistry test vocab
Chemistry
Question | Answer |
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ion | an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons |
Ionic bond | The electrostatic force that holds these oppositely charged particles together |
Ionic compound | compounds contain ionic bonds |
cation | a positively charged ion |
anion | negatively charged ion |
crystal lattice | three dimensional geometric arrangement of particles |
Formula unit | the chemical formula for an ionic compound |
Valance Electronts | Outermost shell of electrons |
lattice energy | The energy required to separate the ions of an ionic compound |
Oxidation number | equal to its charge |
Monatomic ion | ion is a one atom ion |
polyatomic ion | ion are ions made up of more than one atoms |
Binary ionic compounds | ionic compounds consisting of 2 elements |
Ternary ionic compounds | more than two elements |