Chemistry- chapter 8

the name of an oxyacid has the suffix -ous acid. What is the suffix of the oxyanion of the acid?

-ite

in the compound PCl3, how many total valence electrons are present?

26

how many single covalent bonds can carbon form?

4

which is the correct name for the compound HNO2? A. nitrous acid B. Hyponitrous acid C. hrydonitrogen dioxide D. hydronic acid

A. nitrous acid

which of the following contain only sigma bonds: oxygen, methane(CH4), carbon dioxide, or nitrogen

Methane

what elements normally exist in the form of diatomic molecules?

Nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydrogen

a model used to determine molecular shape

VSEPR model

any bond in which there is electron sharing

covalent bond

four electrons are shared in a: quadruple covalent bond, triple covalent bond, double covalent bond, or a single covalent bond

double covalent bond

The tendency of an atom in a compound to attract electrons

electronegativity

the combining of orbitals in an atom to form new, identical orbitals

hybridization

which type of bond has an electronegativity difference greater that 1.7?

ionic

the particle formed when two or more atoms bond covalently

molecule

which of the following molecules contain a triple bond: methane, oxygen, carbon dioxide, or nitrogen

nitrogen

what is the correct name for the compound PCl5?

phosphorus pentachloride

a kind of bond formed by overlap of parallel p orbitals

pi bond

A kind of bond in which there is unequal sharing of electrons

polar covalent

a condition that occurs when more than one valid Lewis structure can be drawn for a molecule

resonance

in the formation of a covalent bond, electrons are ___________.

shared

a kind of bond in which a pair of electrons are shared in an area centered between two atoms

sigma bond

a drawing that shows how the atoms are arranged in a molecule

structural formula

how many pi bonds are there in a triple bond?

two