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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{4} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Preferential Bonding}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{*Note: all elements in the first two periods (rows) on the periodic table can NOT have an expanded octet} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{H}} - doesn't have preferential bonding because it can only bond one way (only has one bond)} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{C}} - atoms with 4 valence electrons, like carbon, can bond in 4 ways} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{N}} - atoms with 5 valence electrons, like nitrogen, can bond in 3 ways (3 total bonds and one lone pair - in any configuration)} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{O}} - atoms with 6 valence electrons, like oxygen, can bond in two ways (double bond with two lone pairs, or two single bonds and two lone pairs)} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Halogens (F, Cl, Br, I)}} - halogens prefer to have one bond and 3 lone pairs. {\bf{F}} can NEVER have more than one bond. {\bf{Cl, Br, and I}} can have expanded octets, so they have more options for bonding.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Naming Covalent Compounds}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Rules:}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{1. Name the first nonmetal by it's element name} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{2. Name the second nonmetal using the suffix -ide} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{3. Add prefixes to indicate the number of atoms of each element} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 0) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\emph{only use prefixes for covalent compounds}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{p{2.43743 cm} p{0.99557 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Prefixes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mono & 1 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Di & 2 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tri & 3 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Tetra & 4 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Penta & 5 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Hexa & 6 \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Hepta & 7 \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Octa & 8 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nona & 9 \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Deca & 10 \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Octet Rule}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{main group atoms tend to form chemical bonds to achieve eight electrons in their valence shell, making them as stable as noble gases} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.48617 cm} x{1.24353 cm} p{0.3033 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Exceptions to the Octet Rule}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Less e- than an octet & Ex. - Boron (3 ve-), He, Li, H & \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} More e- than an octet (expanded octet) & Ex. - Sulfur and Phospohorus: 8, 10, or 12 ve- & \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Identifying Central Atoms}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Central atom}} - atom that is bound to {\bf{two or more}} other atoms} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{C}} - prefers to be central all the time} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{N}} - prefers to be central sometimes} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{O}} - can be central or not central} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{F and H}} - never central because they can only have one bond each} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.33887 cm} x{2.09413 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Polyatomic Ions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Polyatomic Ions}} & a group of two or more atoms covalently bonded together that carries an overall net electric charge (positive or negative) \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Polyatomic Cation & covalent molecule with an overall {\bf{positive}} charge \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Polyatomic Anion & covalent molecule with an overall negative charge \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Examples:}}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} H\textasciitilde{}3\textasciitilde{}O+ & Hydronium ion \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} NH\textasciitilde{}4\textasciitilde{}+ & Ammonium ion \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} SO\textasciitilde{}4\textasciitilde{}\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{} & Sulfate \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Suffixes:}}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} - ate (most common suffix) & ion with {\bf{more}} oxygen atoms \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} - ite & ion with {\bf{less}} oxygen atoms \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Examples:}}} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} NO\textasciitilde{}3\textasciitilde{}\textasciicircum{}-\textasciicircum{} & Nitr{\bf{ate}} (3 oxygen atoms) \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NO\textasciitilde{}2\textasciitilde{}\textasciicircum{}-\textasciicircum{} & Nitr{\bf{ite}} (2 oxygen atoms) \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{p{0.51495 cm} x{2.91805 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Covalent Compound Examples}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NO2 & Nitrogen Dioxide \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} CO & Carbon monoxide \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} N2O4 & Dinitrogen Tetroxide \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} SiF4 & Silicon Tetrafluoride \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} P2O5 & Diphosphorus Pentoxide \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} SiO2 & Silicon Dioxide \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} N2O3 & Dinitrogen Trioxide \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}