Ionic Bonding

A cation is a ____ ion.

• negative
• positive
• neutral
• ficticious

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A anion will be a ____ ion.

• negative
• positive
• neutral
• ficticious

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Nitrogen will form which of the following ions?

• N
• N^-3
• N^-5
• N⁺⁵

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Beryllium will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.

• lose 4
• gain 4
• lose 2
• gain 2

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In the compound aluminum oxide, which is the cation?

• Al⁺³
• Al
• O^-2
• O

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Ionic bonds form between metals and ____.

• metalloids
• metals
• nonmetals

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Ionic bonds happen because of the ____ of valence electrons.

• sharing
• transfer

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What determines how ionic bonds will form?

• Number of protons
• Mass of the atom
• Number of total electrons
• Number of valence electrons

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An anion in an ionic formula is/has

• usually a nonmetal.
• the positive ion.
• written first.
• lost electrons.

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Write the correct formula for an ionic compound formed from S^2- and Rb¹⁺.

• SRb₂
• SRb
• Rb₂S
• RbS₂

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