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What are acids?
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compound which releases hydrogen ions in a solution
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What is alkane?
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a series of organic compounds with general formula CnH2n+2
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What is a binary ionic compound?
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a chemical compound of cations and anions
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What is a bond?
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the result of the forces of attraction that hold together atoms in an element.
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What is a chemical formula?
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`a notation that indicates the type and number of atoms in a molecule.
Ex: Glucose is C6H12O6 |
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What is a chemical name?
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scientific name given to a chemical according to IUPAC
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What does diatomic mean?
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a molecule that contains only two atoms
Ex. Hydrogen H2 |
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What is a covalent compound?
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a compound made of molecules not ions. The atoms in the compound are bound together by shared electrons.
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What is a compound?
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a material formed from elements chemically combined in in definite proportions.
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What is a formula unit?
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one formula mass of a compound.
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What is a formula mass?
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the sum of atomic masses in an empirical formula
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What is hydrocarbon?
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organic compounds that contain only hydrogen and carbon.
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What does inorganic mean?
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a compound that does not contain carbon bonded to hydrogen.
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What is an ionic bond?
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an attraction between ions of opposite charge>
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What is an ionic covalent bond?
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a molecular compound composed of two or more non metals.
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ion/ionic?
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an atom or molecule that has acquired a charge by either gaining or losing an electron.
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molecular/molecule?
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the smallest particle of an element.
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monatomic ion
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an ion consisting of one or more atoms of a single element.
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polyatomic ion?
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a charged particle that contains more than two covalently bound atoms.
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What is a solute?
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a substance dissolved in a solvent.
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