CHM 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Electron Configuration, Ionic Compound, Ionic Bonding

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14 Jul 2016
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Atomic elements exist in nature with single atoms as their basic unit. Molecular elements do not exist in nature with single atoms as their basic unit; they exist as molecules. Some nonmetal elements exist as diatomic, or polyatomic molecules. Molecular (covalent) compounds are composed of to two or more nonmetals linked together by a covalent bond. Ionic compounds are composed of metals (cations) and one or more nonmetals (anions) linked together by an ionic bond. A compound is a new substance formed when two or more elements combine. The chemical and physical properties of a compound differ from that of its own elements. In a compound, elements combine in a fixed, definite proportions. A compound of h2o, has fixed proportions between h and o. For every two atoms of h, one atom of o is needed to form a water molecule. A h2(g) and o2(g) mixture can have any proportions of either gas.

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