Ionic Bonding

Ionic bonds form between

• metals and metals
• metals and nonmetals
• nonmetals and nonmetals
• metalloids and metals

All ionic compounds are called

• acids
• bases
• salts
• polyatomic ions

One property of an ionic compound is that they are usually

• very soluable in water
  very soluble in water
• very insoluble in water
• flammable
  flammable
• insulators

In an ionic compound, one atom gives its 
______ to another atom.

• protons
• neutrons
• valence energy
• valence electrons

The _______ is named first in an ionic compound.

• nonmetal
• metal
• anion
• acid

The nonmetal in an ionic compound ends in ____.

• -ode.
• -ade.
• -ide.
• -ote.

The following type of number is used when there is more than one charge for the ion.

• subscripts
• superscripts
• regular numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.
• Roman numerals l, ll, lll, etc.

Which type of ion is always written first in an ionic compound?

• the cation
• the anion
• the onion

Another property of ionic compounds is that they _______.

• are poor conductors
• are good conductors
• are good insulators
• are neither conductors nor insulators

Are the electrons in an ionic compound shared or transferred?

• transferred
• shared