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A salt is a compound of a metal and a nonmetal. It's a slam dunk to see how this works if you pull out a Periodic Table and look at it. Grab any element from Group 1 (the so-called alkali metals) or Group 2 (the so-called alkaline earth metals) with any element from Group 17 (the so-called halogens) and you have a salt.
The Group 1 and Group 2 elements are metals, and the Group 17 elements are non-metals. Note also that the Group 1 elements and Group 17 elements combine in a one-to-one ratio (like table salt - NaCl), and the Group 2 elements and Group 17 elements combine in a one-to-two ratio (like magnesium fluoride - MgF2).
Certainly these aren't the only examples of the combination of a metal and nonmetal to form a compound, but they go a long way to answer the question. As to the chemistry of all of this, it's a piece of cake. And you can handle these ideas with just a bit of work.
Wikipedia has a great periodic table posted, and it's interactive. Each of the elements listed on the chart is a link to the post on that element. Wow, what a time saver! Oh, and a link to that periodic table can be found below.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo general name, each compound is named first by the metal, followed by a name ending in -ide, hypo--ite, -ite, ate, per--ate, depending of the oxydation value of the nonmetal.
Example: potassium permanganate (per-mangan-ate)
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∙ 11y agoMany compounds fit the bill, all of the metal nitrides, oxides, fluorides and chlorides.
Perhaps the most familiar is sodium chloride.
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∙ 15y agoIonic compounds are formed as the result of chemical bonding between a metal and a non-metal ion.
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∙ 14y agomercuric oxide
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∙ 11y agoThey usually form an Alloy.
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∙ 13y agomy name is...
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∙ 11y agoacid!!
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What element reacts with a metal or a non-metal to form an oxide?
oxides are formed when a element reacts with Oxygen
Is plastic a metal or nonmetal?
P=non-metal and l= no-metal which means it is a covalent bond element one is P and element 2 is l
Is carbon a metal or a gas?
Carbon is a nonmetal. Although it is located near the metalloids, it is not sitting on the "staircase" of the periodic table. As a result, it displays properties of a nonmetal like low conductivity of energy.
Are molecular compounds made up of metals or nonmetals?
Some molecular compounds, such as methyl mercury, contain both metals and nonmetals. Most molecular compounds contain only nonmetals, and all molecular compounds contain at least one nonmetal element.
From what class(es) of elements is the following compound made nitrogen dioxide?
Nitrogen and oxygen are gases, nonmetals.
An ionic compound is made of a nonmetal and a metal true or false?
It is true of binary ionic compounds but not necessarily of compounds containing polyatomic ions.
Is Salts made of a metal and a nonmetal?
Salts are made of metal ions and nonmetal ions.
Is MnCl2 an ioinic or covalent bond?
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When acids and bases react do they form compounds called salts which are made of a metal and a nonmetal?
Yes, this is true; the reaction is called neutralization.
When acids and bases react do they form compounds called salt and are they made of metal and a nonmetal?
Yes, this is true; the reaction is called neutralization.
Is matter made of metal or nonmetal?
No.
Is all matter made of metal or nonmetal?
No.
Is H2O an ionic or molecular compound?
it's a molecular compound due to the fact that it's made up of two non-metal elements. Ionic compounds and made up of a metal and a non-metal
When acids and bases react they form compounds called salts which are made of a metal and a nonmetal?
Yes, it is true; the reaction is called neutralization.
Is a pencil a nonmetal?
The lead of a pencil is made mostly of the nonmetal carbon but the rest of the pencil is neither metal nor nonmetal (except for the bit of metal near the eraser) because it is not an element.
Does a reaction of a metal and a non-metal form a base or an acid?
Neither. It's a salt which is formed from a neutralization reaction. For example, NaCl (sodium chloride) is table salt. It is made from a metal (sodium) and a nonmetal (chlorine).
Is an metal acidic or alkaline?
Pure metals are neither, no pure element is and acid or an alkali, it is only compounds made from elements that have this property. When metals form compounds those compounds are typically alkaline.
