Question
Ionic compounds are made up of ____, usually nonmetals.
Answer
Ionic compounds are made up of positively charged cations, usually metals, and negatively charged anions, usually nonmetals.
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Formula unit represents ____.
____ represents the empirical formula of an ionic compound, since they do not form true molecules, rather a coordinated lattice.
____ weight is the term used for ionic compounds "molecular" weight as no molecule actually exists, its just a lattice structure.
____ compounds form from elements of similar electronegativity.
Atomic weight is ____.
____ is a weighted average of the masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element, not their weights.