Naming Ionic and Covalent Bonds

What will be the compound name of the following chemical formula?
NaCl

• Potassium Chloride
• Sodium Chloride
• Calcium Chloride
• Sodium Chlorine

Which is the correct name for CaBr₂?

• Calcium Bromine
• Bromine Calcium
• Calcium Bromide
• Carbon and Bromine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

which types of elements become cations?

• nonmetals
• all metals
• only transition metals
• some metals and some metalloids

What is the formula of Sodium oxide?

• Na2O
• NaO₂
• Na₂O₂
• Na₂O

What is the formula of calcium oxide?

• CaO₂
• CaO
• Ca₂O
• CO

Which of the following is a characteristic property of ionic compounds?

• They form hard, brittle crystals with characteristic shapes
• They have low melting points
• They have low boiling points
• They contain no charged particles

In the chemical formula for an ionic compound, which item is written first?

• positive ion
• negative ion
• subscript
• the female

Ionic compounds are formed when one or more valence electrons are transferred from _____

• a nonmetal atom to a metal atom
• a nonmetal atom to a nonmetal atom
• a metal atom to a nonmetal atom
• a metal atom to a metal atom

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A binary covalent bond exists between

• 2 metals
• 1 metal and 1 nonmetal
• 2 nonmetals
• Any 2 elements

What is the correct chemical formula for Nitrogen Triiodide?

• NI₃
• N₃I₃
• NOI
• NeI₃