Vocabulary Revision-CHAPTER 2

SEC 1 : Ion Formation

vocabulary Definition
1. chemical bond the force that holds two atoms together.
2. cation A positively charged ion
3. anion a negatively charged ion
Section 2: Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds
vocabulary Definition
1. compound a chemical combination of two or more different elements
The electrostatic force that holds oppositely charged particles
2. ionic bond
together in an ionic compound
3. ionic compound Compounds that contain ionic bonds
4. ionic crystal The repeating pattern of particle packing in an ionic compound
is the three-dimensional geometric arrangement of particles, and
5. crystal lattice
is responsible for the structure of many minerals.
6. electrolyte An ion in aqueous solution that conducts electricity
The energy required to completely separate amole of a solid ionic
7. lattice energy
compound in to its gaseous ions
Binary ionic compounds contain only two different elements—a metallic cation
8.
compounds and a nonmetallic anion
Section 3: Names and Formulas for Ionic Compounds
vocabulary Definition
an element that is generally a gas or a dull, brittle solid and is a
1. nonmetal
poor conductor of heat and electricity
Chemical formula represents the simplest ratio of the ions
2. formula unit
involved.
An ion formed when a single atom gains or loses one or more
electrons.
3. monatomic ion
"-ide" is added to the names of monatomic ions in example
fluorine would become fluoride
oxidation
4. represented by a Roman numeral
number
A covalently bonded group of atoms that carries a collective
5. polyatomic ion
charge
6. oxyanion A polyatomic ion that contains oxygen
Section 4: Metallic Bonds and the Properties of Metals
vocabulary Definition
characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured without
1. physical property
altering the sample’s composition
electron sea proposes that all metal atoms in a metallic solid contribute their
2.
model valence electrons to form a "sea" of electrons
 delocalized The electrons are free to move around are referred forming a
3.
electron metallic cation.
4. metallic bond is the attraction of an metallic cation for delocalized electrons.
5. alloy a mixture of elements that has metallic properties
Substitutional formed by substituting one metal atom for another metal atom of
6.
alloys similar size
7. Interstitial alloys formed by inserting smaller atoms into holes of the metal lattice