Ionic

An ionic bond is the attraction between: (Select ALL that apply)

• oppositely charged ions

• similarly charged ions

• metals and nonmetals

• neutral atoms

• cations and anions

If I had a cation with a charge of ²⁺ how would you describe the formation of that ion?

• gained 2 electrons

• lost 2 electrons

• gained 4 electrons

• lost 4 electrons

When ionic compounds form what is the overall charge?

• neutral

• positive

• negative

What is responsible for bringing cations and anions together?

• the size of the ions

• the opposite charges are attracted to one another

• the similar charges are attracted to one another

• depends on what period they're in

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

What is another name of an ionic compound

• salt

• cation

• anion

• polyatomic ion

When assigning ionic charge it is always written as a...

• superscript

• subscript

• coefficient

• script

Which of the following is the correct formula for these two ions: Al⁺³ & S^-2

• AlS₃

• Al₂S₃

• Al₃S₂

• Al₃S

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

If I had an anion with a charge of ^3- how would you describe the formation of that ion?

• gained 2 electrons

• lost 2 electrons

• gained 3 electrons

• lost 3 electrons

Looking at the periodic table, when the alkali metals form an ion what charge do they have?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• 3-

Looking at the periodic table, when the alkaline earth metals form an ion what charge do they have?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• 3-