Ionic Compounds

What is an ion?

• An atom with a positive or negative charge

• An atom with a neutral charge

• An atom with no electrons

• An atom with no protons

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Ionic bonds are between...

• Metal and Nonmetal

• Nonmetal and Nonmetal

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Ionic compounds are formed between what type of ions?

• positive (+) and negative (-) ions

• two positive (+) ions

• two negative (-) ions

How are ionic bonds formed?

• electrons are transferred

• electrons are shared

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When Calcium (Ca) loses 2 electrons, what charge does it have?

• +2

• +1

• 0

• -1

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When Oxygen (O) gains 2 electrons, what charge does it have?

• +2

• +1

• -1

• -2

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Metals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

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Nonmetals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

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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

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