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Chem.ch8-vocab
| Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Bond | force that holds 2 atoms together |
| cation | positively charged ion |
| anion | negatively charged ion |
| Ionic bond | electrostatic force that holds oppositely charged particles together in an ionic compound |
| electrolyte | ionic compound whose aqueous solution conducts an electric current |
| lattice energy | energy required to separate one mole of the ions of an ionic compound |
| formula unit | simplest ratio of ions represented in an ionic compound |
| monatomic ion | one-atom ion |
| oxidation number | charge of a monatomic ion |
| polyatomic ions | which are ions made up of more than an atom |
| oxyanion | a polyatomic ion composed of an element, usually nonmetal, bonded to one or more oxygen atoms |
| electron sea model | proposes that all metal atoms in a metallic solid contribute their valence electrons to form a "sea" of electrons |
| delocalized electrons | atoms free to move |
| metallic bond | the attraction of a metallic cation for delocalized electrons |
| alloy | mixture of elements that has metallic properties |