acid
substance that releases hydrogen (H+) ions when dissolved in water
ball-and-stick model
representation of a molecule that uses spheres to represent atoms and bars to represent bonds
binary acid
acid made of hydrogen and one other element
binary compound
compound made of two elements
empirical formula
formula indicating the ratios of elements found in a compound in the lowest whole number possible
inorganic compound
compound that does not contain a carbon-hydrogen bond
isomer
one of two or more molecules that have the same molecular formula but different arrangements of atoms and bonds
molecular formula
formula indicating the number of atoms of each type of element in a molecule
molecular mass
sum of the atomic weights of all atoms in molecule
nomenclature
process of naming chemical substances based on a set system of rules as defined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
organic compound
compound that contains one or more carbon-hydrogen bonds
oxidation state
hypothetical charge assigned to an atom, ion, or polyatomic ion, indicating how many electrons have been lost (or gained)
oxyacid
acid that contains oxygen
oxyanion
polyatomic anion that contains oxygen along with another element
perspective drawing
variation of a structural formula that indicates a three-dimensional view
space-filling model
representation of a molecule that uses spheres to indicate overlapping atoms
spatial isomer
one of two or more molecules that have the same molecular formula and bond structure but different arrangements of atoms
structural formula
formula that shows how atoms are arranged in a molecule and the types of bonds between the atoms
structural isomer
one of two or more molecules that have the same molecular formula but different bond structures