Ion Formation and Ionic Bonding

Ion Formation and Ionic Bonding

by Angie Morrison

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How many valence electrons does Carbon have

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 1

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What are considered valence electrons?

• All electrons in the electron cloud

• The electrons in the inner shells/principle energy levels

• The electrons in the shell closest to the nucleus

• The electrons in the shell farthest from the nucleus

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How many valence electrons does it take to be stable?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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What type of electrons can serve as valence electrons?

• s

• p

• d

• f

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What is Coulombic Attraction?

• The attraction between the nucleus of one atom to the nucleus of a neighboring atom

• The attraction between the nucleus of one atom to the electrons of a neighboring atom

• The attraction between the electrons of one atom to the electrons of a neighboring atom

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An atom that has gained electrons will become

• positive

• negative

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An atom that has lost electrons will become

• positive

• negative

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A positively charged atom in now called a(n)

• cation

• anion

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A negatively charged atom in called a(n)

• cation

• anion

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Ions form from the gain or lose of

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

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Ionic bonds form because

• of an exchange of electrons between two atoms

• an atom gives away electron(s) to another atom

• two atoms share their electrons equally

• two atoms share their electrons unequally

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A repeating pattern of alternating positive and negative ions is called

• a crystal lattice

• a sugar crystal

• a crystal ladder

• a diamond

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Binary ionic compounds always consist of

• a cation and an anion

• two cations

• two anions