Ionic Compounds

Nonmetals tend to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

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Metals tend to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

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If my charge becomes 2+ what does that say about me (an element)?

• 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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If I (an element) 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

When metals bond with non-metals they form what type of bonds

• covalent
• ionic
• cooperative
• lewis

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Write the formula for the following elements:

Na  & F        

• NaF
• NaF₃
• Na₃F
• Na₁F₂

Write the formula for the following elements: Cr³⁺ & O         

• CrO
• Cr₃O₂
• Cr₂O₃
• CrO₃

Write the formula for the following elements:

K  & S 

• KS
• K₈S
• K₆S₃
• K₂S

Write the formula for the following elements:

Al  & O         

• AlO
• Al₂O₃
• Al₃O₆
• Al₃O₂

AgF

• silver fluoride
• silver (I) fluorine

• monosilver monofluoride
• silver monofluorine