Naming Ionic Compounds

Nonmetals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Metals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

How do the following two elements bond together?
Na¹⁺  F^1-         

• NaF
• NaF₃
• Na₃F
• Na₁F₂

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do the following two elements bond together?
K¹⁺  S^2- 

• KS
• K₈S
• K₆S₃
• K₂S

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do the following two elements bond together?
Al³⁺  O^2-         

• AlO
• Al₂O₃
• Al₃O₆
• Al₃O₂

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Fe₂O₃

• iron oxide

• iron oxygen

• iron II oxide

• iron III oxide

AgF

• silver fluoride
• silver fluorine
• monosilver monofluoride
• silver monofluorine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

An ion with a positive charge is a/an 

• anion
• cation

When a metal loses electrons, it becomes this type of ion.

• anion
• cation

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

An ion with a negative charge is a/an

• anion
• cation