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Cation |
Positively charged ion |
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Atomic number |
Number of protons in an element |
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Mass number |
Number of protons and neutrons in an element |
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Ionic number |
Require transfer of an electron from one ion to another |
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Covalent bond |
Atoms share electrons |
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Empirical formula |
Gives the relative number of atoms of each element in a compound |
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Molar Mass |
Mass of one mole of something |
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Molecular formula |
Gives the actual number of atoms for each element in a compound |
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Structural formula |
Uses lines to represent the covalent bonds and shows how atoms are connected to each other |
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Ball and stick model |
Atoms are balls, and bonds are sticks. |
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Space filling model |
Shows what we think the molecule would look like if scaled up to visible sizes |
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Atomic elements |
Elements whose particles are single atoms |
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Molecular elements |
Elements whose particles are multi-atom molecules |
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Molecular compounds |
Compounds whose particles are molecules made up of nonmetals |
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Ionic compounds |
Compounds whose particles are only cations and anions |
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Anhydrous |
Without water |
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Hydrate |
Add to name to show that there's water |
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Binary Acids |
Aq, hydrogen and a nonmetal |
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Oxyacids |
Aq, hydrogen and polyatomic acid with oxygen |
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Oxyanions |
Polyatomic anions with oxygen |
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Oxyacids, change -ate to |
-ic |
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Oxyacids, change -ite to |
-ous |
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Mass percent |
Percentage of a compound that is made of a particular element |
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Reactants |
Compounds you begin a reaction with |
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Products |
Compounds you produce in the chemical reaction |