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