Ionic Bonds and Their Properties

What type of chemical bond typically forms between a metal and a nonmetal?

• Covalent bond

• Metallic bond

• Ionic bond

• Hydrogen bond

Which of the following compounds is formed through an ionic bond?

• CO2

• H2O

• NaCl

• O2

What is the initial step in the formation of an ionic bond between a sodium atom and a chlorine atom?

• Sodium shares electrons with chlorine.

• Chlorine transfers a proton to sodium.

• Sodium transfers an electron to chlorine.

• Both atoms gain electrons.

After a sodium atom transfers an electron to a chlorine atom, what do the resulting charged particles become?

• Neutral atoms

• Molecules

• Isotopes

• Ions