Chemical Nomenclature and Compounds

Front

Chemical nomenclature

Back

The naming and writing rules that describe how to name chemical compounds and write chemical formulas according to clear patterns.

Front

Covalent compound

Back

A group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds, which is a chemical bond between two atoms sharing electrons.

Front

Empirical formula

Back

The simplest whole-number ratio of the number of atoms of each element (using subscripts) in the molecule.

Front

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

Back

An international organization that represents chemists and standardizes chemical naming and formula writing conventions.

Front

Ionic compound

Back

A group of ions that are held together by ionic bonds, which is a chemical bond between two atoms when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to the other.

Front

Molecular formula

Back

Chemical formula of a molecule that shows the number of atoms of each element (using subscripts) in the molecule; the standard way to write a chemical formula for a compound.

Front

Polyatomic ion

Back

a group of two or more atoms that are bonded together and act as a single unit with a net electrical charge

Front

Ternary Ionic Compound

Back

a type of ionic compound made up of three different elements, where one or both of the ions involved are polyatomic ions (groups of atoms with a charge)

Front

Binary Ionic Compound

Back

A type of ionic compound consisting of two different elements, typically a metal and a non-metal, bonded together by ionic bonds.

Front

Chemical Bond:

Back

is an attraction between atoms that holds atoms together using valence electrons.