Inorganic Chemistry Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• isotopes : atoms with the same number of protons but a different mass number
• polydentate : when a ligand has multiple coordination sites and will bond to a metal center in more than one location
• fission : when an atom is bombarded by a neutron to make two smaller atoms
• oxidation : when electrons are lost from an atom
• coordination : a type of isomer when two molecules are different complex ions but have that same molecular formula
• complex : a type of chemical compound with a central metal atom/ion surrounded by ligands
• nuclear : a type of reaction that leads to changes in the nucleus of an atom
• homoleptic : a complex where all the ligands are the same
• fluxinol : a complex that undergoes rapid structural changes
• wavefunction : a function that describes the energy and behavior of an electron
• node : a place where there is zero probability of finding an electron
• cathode : th electrode where a reduction reaction takes place
• organometallic : a division of chemistry that involves the study of complexes with at least metal - carbon bond
• electrophile : a chemical that accepts electrons from a nucleophile to form a bond
• thermodynamics : the study of the relationship between heat and other forms of chemical energy
• positron : a subatomic particle that has the same mass of an electron but the opposite charge
• amphiprotic : when a molecule is able to act both as a bronsted acid and a bronsted base
• hydrate : a type of isomer where two molecules have a different number of associated water molecules
• hypovalent : an atom that is happy with less than 8 electrons
• aromatic : when a cyclic compound is planar, conjugated, and has 4n+2 pi electrons
• anion : the type of ion formed when an atom gains electrons