Identifying Ionic and Covalent Compounds

Check all that apply. Cu(NO₂)₂ copper (II) nitrate

• ionic compound

• contains a multivalent ion

• contains a polyatomic ion

• covalent compound

Check all that apply.

Na₂S

sodium sulfide

• ionic compound

• contains a multivalent ion

• contains a polyatomic ion

• covalent compound

Check all that apply.

Fe₂O₃

iron (III) oxide

• ionic compound

• contains a multivalent ion

• contains a polyatomic ion

• covalent compound

Check all that apply.

KNO₃

potassium nitrate

• ionic compound

• contains a multivalent ion

• contains a polyatomic ion

• covalent compound

Ionic or Covalent: Al₂O₃

• Ionic

• Covalent

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NaO

• Ionic Bond

• Covalent Bond

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

MgO is named ___ because it is ionic.

• monomagnesium monoxide

• magnesium monoxide

• magnesium oxide

• magnesium oxidate

Which of the following compounds is NOT an example of an ionic compound?

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A material that forms a solid crystal lattice at room temperature.

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Both

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

What is an anion?

• A compound formed by sharing electrons

• A covalently bonded group of atoms

• A negatively charged nonmetal ion

• A positively charged metal ion