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13 Cards in this Set
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Oxidation |
When an atom loses an electron |
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Reduction |
When an atom gains an electron |
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What type of attraction between cation and anion? |
Electrostatic |
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The ions form as a result of what? |
Electron transfer |
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How do we know if electrons are going to be transferred from one atom to another? |
If there is a large difference in electronegativities, electrons will be transferred to more electronegative atom. |
Electronegativity |
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0 <Electronegativity<or= 1.8 |
Polar covalent |
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Electronegativity=0 |
Pure covalent |
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Electronegativity>1.8 |
Definitely ionic bond |
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Ionic compounds for what structures? |
Crystal lattices |
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Magnitude of charge |
The greater the charge, the stronger the force |
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The size of the two ions |
The larger the ions, the weaker the force |
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Melting point |
Measure of the strength of the bonds |
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Melting point and electronegativity decrease as... |
Size of ions increase |
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