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Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Equations

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Compound Different From Mixture of Elements   In a compound, elements combine in fixed, definite proportions; in a mixture, elements can mix in any proportions whatsoever  
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Ionic Bonds   Occur between metal and nonmetal. Involve the transfer of electrons from one atom to another(cation to anion)  
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Covalent Bonds   Occur between two or more nonmetals or mettaloids. Involve the sharing of electrons between two atoms  
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Cation   Positively charged ion  
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Anion   Negatively charged ion  
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Ionic Bond   Bond between a cation and anion. Forms ionic compound  
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Ionic Compound   A lattice - a regular three-dimensional array - of alternating cations and anions  
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Covalent Bond   The bond between two nonmetals. Form molecules  
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Molecular Compounds   Covalently bonded compounds  
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Chemical Formula   Indicates the elements present in the compound and the relative number of atoms or ions for each. There are 3 types of chemical formulas... 1. Empirical.. 2. Molecular.. 3. Structural  
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Empirical Formula   Gives the relative number of atoms of each element in a compound  
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Molecular Formula   Gives the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule of a compound  
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Structural Formula   Uses lines to represent covalent bonds and show how atoms in a molecule are connected or bonded to each other  
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Molecular Model   A more accurate and complete way to specify a compound  
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Ball-and-stick molecular model   Represents atoms as balls and chemical bonds as sticks; how the two connect reflects a molecule's shape  
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Space-filling molecular model   Atoms fill the space between each other to more closely represent our best estimates for how a molecule might appear if scaled to visible size  
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Atomic Elements   Exist in nature with single atoms as their basic units  
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Molecular Elements   Do not normally exist in nature with single Atoms as their basic units; instead they exist as molecules - two or more atoms of the element bonded together  
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List of Molecular Elements To Memorize   1. O2.. 2. I2.. 3. Br2.. 4. N2.. 5. Cl2.. 6. F2.. 7. H2..  
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Molecular Compounds   Usually consist of two or more covalently bonded nonmetals. Ex: H2O, CO2, C3H8  
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Ionic Compounds   Composed of cations(usually a metal) and anions(usually one or more nonmetals) bound together by ionic bonds  
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Formula Unit   Basic unit of an ionic compound. The smallest, electrically neutral collection of ions. Ex: Na+, Cl-  
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Polyatomic Ion   An ion composed of two or more atoms  
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Summarizing Ionic Compound Formulas   1. Ionic compounds always contain + and - ions.. 2. In a chemical formula, the sum of the charges of the + ions(cations) must equal that of - ions(anions).. 3. The formula of an ionic compound reflects the smallest whole-number ratio of atoms  
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Ionic Compound Common Names   Nicknames of sorts learned by familiarity. Ex: NaCl(table salt), NaHCO3(baking soda)  
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Systematic Names   Names made by chemists for different types of compounds including ionic ones  
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Remember When Naming Compounds   Ionic compounds are usually composed of metals and nonmetals; any time you see a metal and one or more nonmetals together in a chemical formula, assume that you have an ionic compound  
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Binary Compounds   Contain only two different elements  
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Naming Ionic Binary Compounds   Name of cation(metal) + base name of anion(nonmetal) + -ide  
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Naming Binary Ionic Compounds Containing a Metal That Forms More Than One Kind of Cation   Name of cation(metal) + (charge of cation(metal) in roman numerals in parentheses) + base name of anion(nonmetal) + -ide  
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The following are Polyatomic Ions    
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CO3^-2   Carbonate  
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C2O4^-2   Oxalate  
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CH3CO2^-1, CH3COO^-1, C2H3O2^-1   Acetate  
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CN^-1   Cyanide  
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O2^-2   Peroxide  
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OH^-1   Hydroxide  
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N3^-1   Azide  
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NO3^-1   Nitrate  
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NO2^-1   Nitrite  
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NH4^+1   Ammonium  
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PO4^-3   Phosphate  
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(PO3^-3)   Phosphite  
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S2^-2   Disulfide  
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SO4^-2   Sulfate  
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SO3^-2   Sulfite  
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SCN^-1   Thiocyanate  
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ClO4^-1   Perchlorate  
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ClO3^-1   Chlorate  
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ClO2^-1   Chlorite  
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ClO^-1   Hypochlorite  
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BrO4^-1   Perbromate  
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BrO3^-1   Bromate  
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BrO2^-1   Bromite  
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BrO^-1   Hypobromite  
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IO4^-1   Periodate  
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IO3^-1   Iodate  
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IO2^-1   Iodite  
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IO^-1   Hypoiodite  
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CrO4^-2   Chromate  
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Cr2O7^-2   Dichromate  
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MnO4^-1   Permanganate  
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The Following Are Monatomic Ions    
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O^-2   Oxide  
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N^-3   Nitride  
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P^-3   Phosphide  
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S^-2   Sulfide  
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F^-1   Fluoride  
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Cl^-1   Chloride  
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Br^-1   Bromide  
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I^-1   Iodide  
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Binary Ionic Compounds Containing a Metal That Forms More Than One Kind of Cation   Name of cation(metal) + (charge of cation(metal) in roman numerals in parentheses) + base name of anion(nonmetal) + -ide  
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Oxyanions   Anions containing oxygen and another element  
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Hydrates   Ionic compounds containing a specific number of water molecules associated with each formula unit  
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Molecular Compound Composition   Molecular compounds are composed of two or more atoms  
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Naming Molecular Compounds   Prefix + name of 1st element + prefix + base name of 2nd element + -ide  
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Molecular Compound Prefixes   Prefixes given to each element indicate number of atoms present. Normally you don't use the prefix mono- if there is only 1 atom of first element. 1. Hemi 2. Mono 3. Di 4. Tri 5. Tetra 6. Penta 7. Hexa 8. Hepta 9. Octa 10. Nona 11. Deca  
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Hemi   1/2  
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Mono   1  
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Di   2  
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Tri   3  
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Tetra   4  
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Penta   5  
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Hexa   6  
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Hepta   7  
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Octa   8  
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Nona   9  
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Deca   10  
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Atomic Mass   The average mass of an atom of an element  
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Formula Mass(Molecular Mass/Weight)   The average mass of a molecule(or a formula unit) of a compound  
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Formula Mass Equation   Formula Mass = (Number of atoms of 1st element in chemical formula * atomic mass of 1st element) + (number of atoms of 2nd element in chemical formula * atomic mass of 2nd element) + ...  
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Molar Mass of a Compound   The molar mass of a compound - the mass in grams of 1 mol of its molecules of formula units - is numerically equivalent to its formula mass. Compound molar mass = formula mass(g)/1 mol  
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Mass Percent Composition(Mass Percent)   An element's percentage of the compound's total mass  
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Mass Percent Composition Formula   Mass Percent of element X = [(mass of element X in 1 mol of compound)/(mass of 1 mol of the compound)] * 100  
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General Form for Solving Problems Where We Are Asked To Find The Mass of an Element Present in a Given Mass of A Compound   Mass compound --> moles compound --> moles element --> mass element  
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Molecular Formula is Always a Whole Number multiple of the Empirical Formula   Molecular Formula = empirical formula x n, where n = 1, 2, 3,..... n = (molar mass)/(empirical formula mass)  
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Empirical Formula Molar Mass   The sum of the masses of all the atoms in the empirical formula  
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Combustion Analysis   A method of obtaining empirical formulas for unknown compounds, especially those containing carbon and hydrogen, by burning a sample of the compound in pure oxygen and analyzing the products of the combustion reaction  
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Chemical Reaction   A process in which one or more substances are converted into one or more different ones  
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Combustion Reaction   A particular type of chemical reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen to form one or more oxygen containing compounds  
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Chemical Equation   A symbolic representation of a chemical reaction; a balanced equation contains equal numbers of the atoms of each element on both sides of the equation  
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Reactants   The substances on the left side of the chemical equation  
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Products   The substances on the right side of the chemical equation  
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Subscript 0.20   Multiply by 5  
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Subscript 0.25   Multiply by 4  
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Subscript 0.33   Multiply by 3  
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Subscript 0.40   Multiply by 5  
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Subscript 0.50   Multiply by 2  
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Subscript 0.66   Multiply by 3  
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Subscript 0.75   Multiply by 4  
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Subscript 0.80   Multiply by 5  
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The Following Are More Charges to Remember   P^-3.. Zn^+2.. Ag^+.. Ga^+3.. In^+3  
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In Naming Acids   Ends in... 1. -ide(hydro___ic acid).. 2. -ate(___ic acid).. 3. -ite(___ous acid)  
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All Polyatomic Ions with N(except NH4-ammonium with +1 charge)   Have -1 charge(except NH4 ammonium)  
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All Polyatomic Ions with P   Have -3 charge  
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All Polyatomic Ions with S(except SCN - thoicyanide with -1 charge))   Have -2 charge  
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All Polyatomic Ions with CL   Have -1 charge  
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All Polyatomic Ions with Br   Have -1 charge  
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All Polyatomic Ions with I   Have -1 charge  
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All Polyatomic Ions with Cr   Have -2 charge  
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All Polyatomic Ions with Mn   Have -1 charge  
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