Give the appropriate term defined by the statements given below:
(i) The formula that represents the simplest ratio of the various elements present in one molecule of the compound.
(ii) The substance that releases hydronium ion as the only positive ion when dissolved in water.
(iii) The tendency of an atom to attract electrons towards itself when combined in a covalent compound.
(iv) The process by which certain ores, specially carbonates, are converted to oxides in the absence of air.
(v) The covalent bond in which the electrons are shared equally between the combining atoms.
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(i) Empirical formula
(ii) Acid
(iii) Electronegativity
(iv) Calcination
(v) Non-polar covalent bond