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Chemistry Chapter 3 Vocabulary
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Formula Unit
The smallest electrically neutral collection of ions in an ionic compound
Empirical Formula
A chemical formula that shows the simplest whole number ratio of atoms in the compound
Ionic Compound
A compound composed of cations and anions bound together by electrostatic attraction
Molecular Element
Elements that exist in nature with diatomic or polyatomic molecules as their base unit
Polyatomic ions
Ions composed of two or more atoms
Molecular Compound
Compounds composed of two or more covalently bonded nonmetals