Ionic Compounds

Nonmetals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

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Metals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

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If my charge becomes +2 what does that say about me?

• I am gaining 2 electrons
• I am losing 2 electrons
• I am in period 2
• I have an atomic # of 2

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How do the following two elements bond together?
Calcium and Oxygen     

• CaO
• Ca₃O₂
• Ca₂O₃
• CaO₂

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If I gain electrons I become

• Positive because I've added to my atom
• negative because I've added electrons
• same because i'm balanced
• equal because now I have electrons

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When metals bond with non-metals they form what type of bonds

• covalent
• ionic
• cooperative
• lewis

How do the following two elements bond together?
Sodium and Florine         

• NaF
• NaF₃
• Na₃F
• Na₁F₂

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How do the following two elements bond together?
Potassium and Sulfur 

• KS
• K₈S
• K₆S₃
• K₂S

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How do the following two elements bond together? Aluminum and Oxygen

• AlO
• Al₂O₃
• Al₃O₆
• Al₃O₂

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When a nonmetal gains electrons, it becomes this type of ion.

• Anion
• Cation

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