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Inorganic Compounds
Term | Definition |
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Anion | A negative ion. Formed by any neutral atom that gains an electron. -ide |
Cation | A positive ion. Formed by any neutral atom that loses an electron. Named the same as their parent atom. |
Ion | He charged particle. Can be produced by adding or removing one or more electrons from a neutral atom. |
Diatomic molecules | Two atoms bonded together to form a molecule. Hydrogen H₂, oxygen O₂, nitrogen N₂, fluorine F₂, chlorine Cl₂, bromine Br₂, and iodine I₂. |
Ionic compounds | Conduct electricity when dissolved in water. |
Binary compounds | Contain only two different elements. |
Stock system | A system that uses Roman numerals to name elements that form more than one type of cation. |
Mono | 1 |
Di | 2 |
Tri | 3 |
Tetra | 4 |
Penta | 5 |
Hexa | 6 |
Hepta | 7 |
Octa | 8 |
Nona | 9 |
Deca | 10 |
AlCl₃ | Aluminum chloride |
Al₂O₃ | Aluminum oxide |
CaC₂ | Calcium carbide |
HCl | Hydrogen chloride |
HI | Hydrogen iodide |
BaS | Barium sulfide |
LiI | Lithium iodide |
MgBr₂ | Magnesium bromide |
NaH | Sodium hydride |
Na₂O | Sodium oxide |
CO | Carbon monoxide |
CO₂ | Carbon dioxide |
PCl₃ | Phosphorus trichloride |
SO₂ | Sulfur dioxide |
P₂O₅ | Diphosphorus pentoxide |
CCl₄ | Carbon tetrachloride |
N₂O | Dinitrogen monoxide |
N₂O₄ | Dinitrogen tetroxide |
NO | Nitrogen monoxide |
N₂O₃ | Dinitrogen trioxide |
S₂Cl₂ | Disulfur dichloride |
S₂F₁₀ | Disulfur decafluoride |
Polyatomic ion | An ion that contains two or more elements. |
Acids | Hydrogen-containing substances that liberate hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Begins with H. |
Oxy-acid | And organic compounds containing hydrogen, oxygen, and one other element. |