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Chemistry test vocab
Chemistry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |