LT3.1A Forming Ionic Compounds

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What is the product that results when metals react with nonmetals?

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Ionic compound

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What does a diagram showing an oxygen ion represent?

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An oxygen ion

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How does calcium obey the octet rule when forming compounds?

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It loses electrons

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What do nonmetals tend to do in chemical reactions?

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Gain electrons

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What is the physical state of ionic compounds at room temperature?

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Solid

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Define an ionic compound.

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A compound formed by the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

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What is the octet rule?

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Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve a full outer shell of eight electrons.

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What is a monatomic ion?

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An ion formed from a single atom.

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What is a polyatomic ion?

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An ion composed of two or more atoms bonded together that carries a charge.

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What happens to metals during the formation of ionic compounds?

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They lose electrons to form positive ions.