Table of contents

1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 53m
7. Gases3h 49m
8. Thermochemistry2h 37m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 9m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 36m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

3. Chemical Reactions

Naming Ionic Compounds

General Chemistry

3. Chemical Reactions

Naming Ionic Compounds

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Ammonium fluoride is considered which of the following types of compounds?

A molecular compound containing a transition metal

An ionic compound containing only monatomic ions

An ionic compound containing a polyatomic cation and a monatomic anion

A covalent compound composed of two nonmetals

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Identify the ions present in ammonium fluoride. Ammonium fluoride consists of the ammonium ion (NH\_4\^+) and the fluoride ion (F\^-).

Determine the nature of each ion. The ammonium ion (NH\_4\^+) is a polyatomic cation, meaning it is a positively charged ion made up of multiple atoms bonded together.

Recognize the fluoride ion (F\^-) as a monatomic anion, which is a negatively charged ion consisting of a single atom.

Understand that ammonium fluoride is formed by the electrostatic attraction between the polyatomic ammonium cation and the monatomic fluoride anion, which characterizes it as an ionic compound.

Conclude that ammonium fluoride is an ionic compound containing a polyatomic cation and a monatomic anion, rather than a molecular compound, a compound with transition metals, or a covalent compound of two nonmetals.