Properties of Compounds

Which of the following is a property of an ionic compound?

• high melting point

• lustrous

• malleable

• liquid at room temperature

Ionic compounds can conduct electricity as a solid.

• true

• false

In what forms can an ionic compound conduct electricity?

• when dissolved in water

• as a solid

• as a crystal

• when warmed slightly

• when melted (molten)

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The following properties are all characteristics of ionic compounds EXCEPT

• high melting and boiling points

• malleable

• crystal lattice structure

• conduct electricity when dissolved in water

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Ionic bonds form between metals and _________.

• metalloids

• metals

• nonmetals

Which types of elements become cations?

• nonmetals

• metals

• only transition metals

• some metals and some metalloids

Nonmetals tend to __________ to get a full configuration.

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

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What is the name of the three-dimensional pattern that forms when ions bond?

• a crystal lattice

• a chemical compound

• an ionic bond

• an ionic chalice

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Ionic bonds could be best described as:

• A bond formed when 2 atoms share electrons

• A firm handshake

• An electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions

• An electrostatic attraction between anions

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Ionic bonding involves __________.

• the transfer of protons

• the sharing of protons

• the transfer of electrons

• the sharing of electrons