chapter 3
Molecules (Covalent compounds)
individual particles of compound
Molecules (covalent compounds) contain:
nonmetal to nonmetal bonds
or
nonmetal to metalloid bonds
Ionic Compounds
metal - nonmetal bonds
Diatomic molecules
H + N - I in an L
Binary compounds are:
made up of exactly 2 elements (nonmetal - nonmetal (metalloids))
Oxyanions
One nonmetal and a variable numbers of oxygens
Monoprotic acids
1 ionizable H
Polyprotic acids
more than 1 ionizable H
Binary Acids
H + atom of element from group 16 or 17
Oxyacids
H atoms bonded to oxyanions
1 mole of anything =
Avogadro's number
6.022x1033 units per mole