describe, and write equations for, the thermal decomposition of the nitrates and carbonates, to include the trend in thermal stabilities

write formulas of ionic compounds from ionic charges and oxidation numbers (shown by a Roman numeral), including: (a) the prediction of ionic charge from the position of an element in the Periodic Table (b) recall of the names and formulas for the following ions: \(NO_3^-\), \(CO_3^{2-}\), \(SO_4^{2-}\), \(OH^-\), \(NH_4^+\), \(Zn^{2+}\), \(Ag^+\), \(HCO_3^-\), \(PO_4^{3-}\)

define covalent bonding as electrostatic attraction between the nuclei of two atoms and a shared pair of electrons (a) describe covalent bonding in molecules including: - hydrogen, H\(_2\) - oxygen, O\(_2\) - nitrogen, N\(_2\) - chlorine, Cl\(_2\) - hydrogen chloride, HCl - carbon dioxide, CO\(_2\) - ammonia, NH\(_3\) - methane, CH\(_4\) - ethane, C\(_2\)H\(_6\) - ethene, C\(_2\)H\(_4\) (b) understand that elements in period 3 can expand their octet including in the compounds sulfur dioxide, SO\(_2\), phosphorus pentachloride, PCl\(_5\), and sulfur hexafluoride, SF\(_6\) (c) describe coordinate (dative covalent) bonding, including in the reaction between ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases to form the ammonium ion, NH\(_4^+\), and in the Al\(_2\)Cl\(_6\) molecule