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17 Cards in this Set
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Every substance is either a element or a _______.
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compound
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A compound is either ______ or ionic in nature.
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molecular
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Most molecular compounds are composed of two or more ______.
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atoms
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Molecules consisting of two atoms are called________ molecules.
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diatomic
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The chemical formula of a molecular compound is a ______.
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molecular formula
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Molecular compounds tend to have_______ melting points, while ionic compounds tend to have ______ melting points.
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lower; higher
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A molecular formula shows how many ____ of each element a molecule contains, but it does not indicate the ____ of the molecule.
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atoms; structure
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A diatomic molecule contains two or three atoms.
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Never true
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Molecular compounds have relatively high boiling points.
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Never true
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The molecular structure of carbon dioxide is one carbon atom with two oxygen atoms on opposite sides of it.
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Always true
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Binary molecu;ar compounds are composed of two______ elements
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ionic
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THe name of Binary molecular compounds ends in
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ide
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Prefixes are used to show how many ____ of each element are present in the molecule of the compound
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atoms
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Binary compounds contain carbon
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sometimes true
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CHarges must be balanced when writing formulas for molecular compounds
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always true
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CO2 is named monocarbon dioxide
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sometimes true
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nonionic compound containing atoms of two elements
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binary molecular compound
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