Ionic Bonding and Naming

How do you write the formula for sodium chloride?

• NACL

• NaCl

• nacl

• KI

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How should you read the formula LiF?

• lithiide fluorine

• lithium fluorium

• lithium fluoride

• lithium phosphine

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What happens to valence electrons in ionic bonding?

• The metal loses valence electrons to the nonmetal

• The metal and nonmetal share electrons equally

• The nonmetal loses valence electrons to the metal

• Both the metal and nonmetal lose electrons

How many valence electrons does aluminum have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which particle is responsible for bonding?

• protons

• electrons

• neutrons

• nucleus

Determine the Roman numeral for Mn in the chemical formula below.

MnS

• II

• VI

• V

• III

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What is the name of MgCl₂

• magnesium dichloride

• magnesium(II) chloride

• magnesium chlorate

• magnesium chloride

What is the chemical formula of beryllium iodide?

• BeI₄

• BeI

• BeI₂

• Be₂I₄

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How many chlorine atoms should bond with one aluminum atom?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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MgS

• magnesium sulfide

• monomagnesium monosulfide

• magnesium monosulfide

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