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Title: Basics of naming chemical compounds
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Name: _____________________

Unit 3:1

Period: _____________________

Naming Compounds

How to use this chart—
Determine what the
compound is made of and
follow the arrows
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Exception—
O2 is “peroxide” and can
make polyatomic compounds with only 2 elements! O2 with a non-metal
is dioxide
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What’s it Made of?

Metal and
non-metal

ionic
compound

USE “- IDE” ENDING
(NO PREFIXES!)
Name the metal and non-metal
and change the ending to “ide”
...

Don’t use “mono” for first name,
but always for second name
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In covalent compounds, though,
non-metals can sometimes combine in multiple ways (carbon
monoxide; carbon dioxide)
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(di =2 and tetra =4)
“Dinitrogen tetroxide”

polyatomic
compound

CHECK THE CHART BELOW
(NO PREFIXES!)
Use the names on the chart
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NaNO3
3 elements — polyatomic
Check chart (see below)

Na - sodium
NO3 - nitrate (on chart)
Sodium nitrate

Polyatomic Ions

Greek Prefixes

Oxidation #

Name

Formula

1+

ammonium

NH4+

1-

acetate

C2H3O2-

2-

carbonate

CO32-

2-

chromate

CrO42-

1-

HCO31-

1+

hydrogen
carbonate
hydronium

1-

hydroxide

OH1-

1-

nitrate

NO31-

2-

peroxide

O22-

Tricycle – 3 wheels

3-

phosphate

PO43-

Pentagon – 5 five sided military
building in Washington, D
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2-

sulfate

SO42-

2-

sulfite

SO32-

Mono - 1
Di – 2
Tri – 3
Tetra – 4
Penta – 5

Hexa – 6
Hepta – 7
Octa – 8
Nona – 9
Deca – 10

Hints to remember prefixes:
Transition Metals Can Have More
Than One Oxidation Number
Iron (II) has an oxidation number of 2+
Iron (III) has an oxidation number of 3+
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FeO—Iron (II) oxide
Fe2O3— Iron (III) oxide

Monorail – one rail train
Monocle – glasses for one eye
with only a single lens
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Octopus – 8 legs

H3O+

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CO2

A
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C2O4

B
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C3O5

C
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CO

D
...
C2O

E
...
CO8

F
...
BaCl2

K2CO3

________________ carbonate

2
...
Ag2O

_____________

______________________________

NH4Cl

_________________ chloride

4
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MgBr2

_____________

______________________________

K3PO4

Potassium _________________

6
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P2O4

_____________

______________________________

Mg(OH)2

M___________ H_____________

8
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LiF

_____________

______________________________

K(NO3)

_____________ ______________

11
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OF2

_____________

______________________________

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Barium chloride

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Unit 3:2

Period: _____________________

Oxidation Numbers, Notation, Lewis Dot Diagrams
The oxidation numbers tell you how many electrons an element will gain or lose
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Oxidation Numbers

Oxidation Numbers

1

Atoms gain or lose
electrons when near
certain other
elements to fulfill
the octet rule:
“If I 8 I full”
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If
an atom has 1 or 2
valence electrons it
will lose them to
have a full inner
level
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1A
1
H

2

3

2A

3
Li

4
Be

11
Na

12
Mg

19
K

20
Ca

1

2

Divides
metals and
non-metals

Transition Metals
(Oxidation #s vary)

(Positive Ions)

Notation
Charge
(Oxidation #)

1+

Na 2

4

Positive because
they LOSE
electrons
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This means they
don’t gain or lose
electrons, so they
don’t react or
form compounds
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Negative because
they GAIN
electrons
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Electrons are negative, so losing
negatives makes it more positive
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O2

Lost 2 electrons

2 Oxygen atoms

No number means 1 atom
Gainers of electrons become negative
(a negative ion)
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The above notation tells you that each of
the Sodium atoms lost 1 electron
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The charge is the oxidation number
...
They are a powerful tool in helping you understand, see, and even
predict molecular bonding
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The dots represent
valence electrons

Ne

O

Open

Neon has 8 valence electrons
and no openings
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Oxygen has 6 valence
electrons, so it wants
2 more to be full
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Electrons can move
around for bonding
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-3

13A 14A 15A 16A 17A

Metals

Chemical
symbol

0

Also right

Magnesium has 2 valence
electrons
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Chlorine now
has 8 and is full
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Unit 3:2

Period: _____________________
1
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Show the number of atoms in a
molecule
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Metals

A
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2
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An atom that lost electrons
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Nonmetals

3
...
Shows the number of electrons
commonly gained or lost
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Octet Rule

B
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D
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4
...
Elements that gain electrons
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Transition
Metals

E
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4
...
Lewis Dot
Diagrams

E
...


C
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Give abbreviations and oxidation numbers

Give these elements with oxidation # in ion notation

Calcium (Ca)

+2

O2–


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Fluorine (____) ________

Potassium (____)________

Nitrogen (____) _________

Nitrogen (____)_________

Lithium (____) _________

Chlorine (____) ________

Hydrogen (____) ________

Beryllium (____) _______

Hydrogen (____)________

Helium (____) _________

Magnesium (____) ______

Silicon (____) __________

Calcium (____) ________

Aluminum (____) _______

Krypton (____) _________

Boron (____)___________

Bromine (____) ________

MgCl2 How many Chlorines? ___________

MgCl2 How many total atoms? _____________

Li2O How many Oxygen? ____________
Al2O3 How many Aluminums? _________

Li2O How many total atoms? _____________
Al2O3 How many total atoms? _____________

C12H22O11 How many Hydrogens? __________
CO2 How many Carbons? ____________

C6H12O6 How many total atoms? _____________
CO2 How many total atoms? _____________

H2O How many Hydrogens? __________

H2O How many total atoms? _____________

How many electrons are gained or lost?
Na1+ Lost 1
Cu2+ _________
3+
Al __________
Cl1- _________
2O __________
N3- _________
0
He __________
Si4+ _________

Draw the Lewis Dot Diagrams for the following
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Carbon

Magnesium

Oxygen

Helium

Aluminum

Argon

Lithium

Fluorine

Give abbreviations and valence electrons
Oxygen (O )


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Which of these is incorrect?
A
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C
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Be

Be

Be

Put boxes around any electrons openings

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Lithium

Oxygen

Combined

K

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With multiple ions, their charges add together
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Positive ions (metals) attract
negative ions (nonmetals), forming ionic compounds
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Each Sodium atom gives up 1 electron,
so 2 Sodium atoms (Na2) will give up
2 electrons and have a charge of 2+
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Losing 1 electron

How do elements combine to form
compounds? Elements rarely occur
naturally as individual atoms
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The positive ions are attracted to
negative ions and combine into ionic
compounds
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This
is the limiting reactant, the reactant that is
limited in amount
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When the wood is all
burned, the fire will
stop
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F1-

K1+

K

Sulfur’s oxidation number is −1,
so it will gain 1 electron
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Each atom
will gain or lose electrons according to its
oxidation number
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K1+

K1+
K1+

O2−

Oxygen is not full, so it
will attract another K
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Each oxygen will attract two potassiums, so
potassium and oxygen will always combine as K2O
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Ionic compounds always combine in a
particular ratio (same number of each
atom) so that they are balanced
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K1+

K1+

K1+

Magnesium Fluoride

MgF2

Magnesium’s oxidation number
is +2, so it will lose 2 electrons
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Positives give electrons; negatives receive
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In this simplified
example, the 8 fluorine atoms could combine with 4 magnesium atoms
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In the real world there are billions
of atoms when they form compounds
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1
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Attracted by a positive ion
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Zero

B
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3
...
Net charge of a balanced ionic
compound
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Positive ion

D
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C
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Attracted by a negative ion
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Used for a nonmetal:

5
...
Use the following symbols to answer the following
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An electron being lost:
B
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Used for a metal:

8
...
Give abbreviations with oxidation numbers and arrows
Calcium

Ca

Ca2+

Nitrogen

2+

1-

Al

Fluorine

O

2-

Na

Aluminum

Sodium

N

6 lost

___________

_________

F1-3
Al3+
2

___________

_________

O2-3

____________

_________

Na1+
3

____________

_________

N3-2

___________

_________

F

3+

Oxygen

Ca2+
3

2 lost

1+

3-


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Combine Sodium and Oxygen

Give the balanced
ionic formula for
Sodium Oxide
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Combine Magnesium and Sulfur

Give the balanced
ionic formula for
Magnesium Sulfide

Combine Lithium and Phosphorus

Give the balanced
ionic formula:

Compound name:

Combine Calcium and Nitrogen

Give the balanced
ionic formula:

Combine Aluminum and Oxygen

Compound name:

Write the balanced ionic compounds for the following:
Be2+ and O2- : __________

Na1+ and S2- : __________

Li1+ and N3- :

__________

Ca2+ and N3- : __________

Al3+ and Cl1- : __________

K1+ and (SO4)2- : _________

Give the balanced
ionic formula for
Beryllium Fluoride
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Calcium and Sulfur:

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Aluminum and Oxygen: __________________

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Why? Because
they are too close to having a full octet of valence electrons
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Use x’s or dots for different atoms

Remember the dots are Valence Electrons

If you use only dots you won’t be able
to see where the electrons came from
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Cl

Phosphorus has 5 valence electrons
Phosphorus needs 3 more to be full
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Covalent Bonding
Oxygen does not exist
as an individual atom
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Short Hand

O
8

F

F

A single covalent bond
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e
...
e
...
e
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Each Oxygen has 6 v
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plus 2 for the 2 bonds = 8!

N

A triple covalent bond
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e
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Ionic compounds are good electrolytes
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Ionic Compounds are Electrolytes

Dissolved
ionic
compound
(like salt)

Covalent Compounds are NOT Electrolytes

Covalent compounds
do not dissolve into
ions and do not
conduct electricity
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+

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Chemists use lines to show bonds
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e
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Each oxygen has only
6 valence electrons
and needs 2 more
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Ions conduct
electricity
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Dissolved
covalent
compound
(like sugar)

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X’s
2
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Ionic

A
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1
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When 4 valence electrons are shared
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Used instead of dots to show a
different atom’s valence electrons
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Double Bond

B
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Means 2 electrons
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Triple Bond

C
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D
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4
...
Something dissolved in water that
allows electricity to flow
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A molecule of two atoms of the same
element
...
Single Bond

C
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4
...
8 Valence
Electrons

)

E
...


Decide what’s wrong with these covalent compounds and then draw them correctly
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P

# of electrons:

C

# of electrons: ______ Full? _______

Cl

# of electrons: ______ Full? _______

Si

# of electrons: _______Full? _______

I

# of electrons: ______ Full? _______

S

# of electrons: _______Full? _______

8

Full?

Yes


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O

# of electrons: _______Full? _______

N

# of electrons: _______Full? _______

Draw the Lewis Dot Diagram for molecular Oxygen (O2)
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Short hand

Using Lewis Dot Diagrams to predict how
Nitrogen and Bromine will combine
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In this setup, is the
dissolved compound
ionic or covalent?
How do you know?

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2
...

4
...

6
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Become positive ions
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Tells you that atoms are more stable
with 8 valence electrons
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Oxidation #s

B
...

2
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Compounds formed when electrons are
shared
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Diatomic
Metals
Molecule
D
...

4
...
Do not combine into compounds
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Valence
Covalent
F
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B
...

C
...

D
...

E
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Give the symbol and atomic number of these elements
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Boron (___) ________

Aluminum (Al)

13


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Give these elements with oxidation # in ion notation

Aluminum (Al)

13

O2–


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Boron ____________

Phosphorus (___)______

Magnesium __________

Nitrogen __________

Bromine __________

Argon (___) __________

Silver (___) __________

Helium____________

Potassium _________

Copper (___) _________

Gold (___) ___________

Carbon ____________

Hydrogen _________

How many Aluminums in Al2O3? _________________

How many total atoms in Al2O3? _________________

How many Magnesiums in MgCl2? ________________

How many total atoms in MgCl2? _________________

How many Sodiums in Na3N? ___________________

How many total atoms in Na3N? _________________

How many Oxygens in Li(NO3)? _________________

How many total atoms in Li(NO3)? _______________

How many electrons are gained or lost?
K1+ Lost 1
Fe2+ __________
3+
B __________
F1- __________
2S __________
N3- __________
0
He __________
Si4+ _________

How many electrons will be gained or lost by:
Lost 1
K
Ar ___________
Al ___________
Br ___________
O ___________
Ca ___________
Be ___________
H ____________


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Draw the Lewis Dot Diagrams for the following
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Use Electron Arrows to Combine Magnesium and Fluorine

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Al2O3

2
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BeF2

_______

_________

________________________________

____ Magnesium (___)

4
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N2F3

_______

_________

________________________________

Give the total charge

6
...


_________

________________________________

____ Argon (___)

Ca2+
3

+6

2+

2-

__________

1-

Mg F

__________

1+

__________

Ca O
2+

8
...


_______

NaN3

10
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PF3

________________________________

_________

F1-2

Al3+S2-2

__________

3+

__________

________________________________

Al

________________________________

O2-3

O2-2

__________
2+

Mg (NO3)
12
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Short hand

Using shorthand,
make Oxygen Dichloride

C
# of electrons: ______

N
# of electrons: ______
For the light to come on, what
kind of compound would need
to be dissolved: ionic or
covalent?
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What do we call a compound
that will allow electricity to
flow?

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As ions add together, so do their charges
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Positive ions (metals) attract
negative ions (nonmetals), forming ionic compounds
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Each Sodium atom gives up 1 electron,
so 2 Sodium atoms (Na2) will give up
2 electrons and have a charge of 2+
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Li1+ Li1+ O2– O2–
2– 2–
Li1+ Li1+ O O
Li1+ Li1+ O2– O2–

Each Oxygen
will attract
2 Lithium ions
to be balanced
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The net charge must equal zero!

Balanced Ionic Compounds
If Lithium atoms are
placed near Oxygen
atoms they will combine
and form ionic bonds
in a certain ratio
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= 1-

1+

2-

Li Li O

Using Lewis Dot Diagrams

Li
Li

Oxygen needs 2 more electrons to
be full
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O
2 openings

Li Li O

With only 1 Lithium, Oxygen is
still not full, so it attracts one
more Lithium atom
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Li O
Li

BALANCED

Li2O

Li2O

Lithium and Oxygen will ALWAYS combine in a 2:1 ratio
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Magnesium loses 2 electrons

The Symbols

Mg2+

Losing 1 electron
Gaining 1 electron

Chlorine gains 1 electron

Cl1-

An ionic bond

How to Balance Ionic Compounds
Step 1: Write the symbols for each element
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Step 3: Balance so the # of electrons lost = # gained
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Find the balanced ionic formula for Calcium Bromide
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Balanced!

Calcium Bromide is
ALWAYS: CaBr2

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13 is the older “Ionic Compounds” page, which has multiple ways of showing multiple methods
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7)
uses the electron arrows, which I believe to be superior and much easier for the students
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I haven’t had time to complete the rewrite of “Covalent Compounds” using electron arrows, but you can show this method
very easily and students will make the connection very fast
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The idea that they “share” electrons is a simple step
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Covalent compounds works for everyone easily with the
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Title: Basics of naming chemical compounds
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