Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds

.......................compound is a compound composed of cations and anions.

• An ionic

• A molecular

• A covalent

Ionic compounds are electrically neutral.

• True

• False

The electrostatic forces that hold ions together in ionic compounds are called .....................

• ionic bonds

• molecular bonds

• covalent bonds

A chemical formula shows the numbers of atoms of each element in the smallest representative unit of a substance.

• True

• False

A formula unit is the highest whole-number ratio of ions in an ionic compound

• True

• False

Most ionic compounds are crystalline solids at room temperature

• True

• False

Ionic compounds generally have low melting points.

• True

• False

Ionic compounds can conduct an electric current when melted or dissolved in water.

• True

• False

The coordination number of an ion is the number of ions of opposite charge that surround the ion in a crystal.

• True

• False

The correct chemical formula for barium chloride is

• BaCl2

• BaCl

• Ba₂Cl