Ionic Compounds

What is the formula for aluminum fluoride?

• AlF
• Al₂F₃
• AlF₃
• Al₃F₂

A chemical bond resulting from the electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions is called a(n)

• covalent bond.
• ionic bond.
• charged bond.
• dipole bond.

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

• AlO
• Al₂O₃
• Al₃O₆
• Al₃O₂

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

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

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Metals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

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What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?

• LiO
• Li₂O
• LiO₂
• Li₂O₂

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What do Roman Numerals represent in the name of a transition metal compound?

• how many atoms of the metal there are
• the oxidation number of the nonmetal
• the oxidation number of the metal
• the mass number

The oxidation number for Fe in Fe₂O₃:

• +2
• +3
• +1
• -2

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

• Anion

• Cation

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LiBr is called

• lithium bromine
• lithium (I) bromine
• lithium bromide
• lithuim (I) bromide