Bonding and Naming

How do you write the formula for Sodium Chloride?

• NACL

• NaCl

• nacl

• KI

How should you read the formula LiF?

• Lithiide Fluorine

• Lithium Fluorium

• Lithium Fluoride

• Lithium Phosphine

How do you write the formula for Gallium Nitride?

• GaN

• Ga (III) N

• GeN

• GaNi

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

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What force holds together cations and anions in ionic bonds?

• The electrical attraction between the positive cation and the negative anion

• The electrons shared between the positive cation and the negative anion

• The magnetic attraction between the positive cation and the negative anion

• The gravitational attraction between two pieces of matter

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How many valence electrons does Aluminum have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

How many Oxygen atoms should bond with one Magnesium atom?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How many Chlorine atoms should bond with one Aluminum atom?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which pair of elements should form an ionic bond?

• Carbon and Oxygen

• Sodium and Fluorine

• Iron and Chromium

• Xenon and Silicon

What type of bond is formed between carbon and oxygen?

• covalent

• ionic

• metallic

• antibonding

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