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Sodium chloride is commonly known as _____?

Table salt

The most important source of sodium chloride is _______?

Underground deposits

Does solid sodium chloride conduct an electrical current?

No

Is elemental sodium a silvery-white metal?

yes

Sodium metal is normally stored under what?

Oil

What is one of the most reactive of all elements?

Chlorine

Carbon dioxide gas changes from a ______ to a solid at about -80 degrees C

Gas

The science of organic chemistry is concerned with compounds that contain _______?

Carbon

Oxygen makes up _____% of the Earth's air.

21

What is a gas that doesn't burn but that ordinarily supports the burning of other substances?

Oxygen

At -253 degrees C, hydrogen changes from a gas to a ______?

Liquid

In general, compounds have properties that are _______ the properties of the elements of which they are composed

different from

Freezes at 0 degrees C

Water

Covers approximately 70% of Earth's surface

Water

Is a colorless gas of low mass that is rarely found uncombined

Hydrogen

Is a pale-green poisonous gas

Chlorine

Is the main constituent of charcoal

Carbon

In its solid form, is called dry ice

Carbon dioxide

Has crystals shaped like tiny cubes

Sodium chloride

Is produced when carbon burns in air

Carbon dioxide

Is a metal that is soft enough to be cut with a knife

Sodium

The most abundant element in Earth's crust

Oxygen

Along with silicon, makes up sand

Oxygen

Is often called the universal solvent

Water

Is the most abundant element in the universe

Hydrogen

Is a common source of heat

Carbon

Is used as a disinfectant

Chlorine

Makes up about 0.03% of the atmosphere

Carbon dioxide

Melts at close to the boiling point of water

Sodium

Is the lightest of all elements

Hydrogen

Can be obtained by the evaporation of sea water

Sodium chloride

Is located in the upper-left hand corner of the periodic table

Hydrogen

An atom with a charge

Ion

The strong attractive force between ions of opposite charge

Ionic bond

A compound comprised of ions

Ionic compound

The state of an atom achieved by having the same valence electron configuration as a noble gas atom; the most stable configuration

Noble gas configuration

The model of chemical stability that states that atoms become stable by having eight electrons in their outer energy level except for some of the smallest atoms, which have only two electrons

Octet rule

A regular, repeating arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in three dimensions

Crystal

Any compound that conducts electricity when melted or dissolved in water

Electrolyte

A compound whose atoms are held together by covalent bonds

Covalent compound

The attraction of two atoms for a shared pair of electrons

Covalent bond

An uncharged group of two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds

Molecule

The force between the particles that make up a substance

Interparticle force