Ch 18 Ionic Bonds

Ch 18 Ionic Bonds

Open Ended

What is a valence electron and where it is found?

Multiple Choice

What is an atom called if it has a net electrical charge?

• isotope

• ion

• compound

• molecule

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the atom that gains electrons:

• Anion

• Cation

Multiple Choice

What is the name of an atom that loses electrons?

• Anion

• Cation

Open Ended

Is it easier for beryllium to gain 6 more electrons or lose 2 electrons? What charge would beryllium have?

Open Ended

Is it easier for boron to gain 5 more electrons or lose 3 electrons? What charge would boron have?

Open Ended

Is it easier for carbon to gain 4 more electrons or lose 4 electrons? What charge would carbon have?

Open Ended

Is it easier for nitrogen to gain 3 more electrons or lose 5 electrons? What charge would nitrogen have?

Open Ended

Is it easier for oxygen to gain 2 more electrons or lose 6 electrons? What charge would oxygen have?

Open Ended

Is it easier for fluorine to gain 1 more electron or lose 7 electrons? What charge would fluorine have?

Open Ended

Would neon want to gain or lose electrons? What charge would neon have?

Multiple Choice

Ionic compounds are good conductors of electricity in their solid form.

• True

• False

Open Ended

When is an atom least likely to react?

Open Ended

Describe one way that an element can achieve a stable electron configuration.