Ionic Bonding Quiz

Nitrogen will form which of the following ions?

• N
• N^-3
• N^-5
• N⁺⁵

Metals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

Which of the following pairs of elements will NOT form an ionic compound?

• sodium and fluorine

• phosphorous and aluminum

• potassium and magnesium

• strontium and oxygen

A cation is a ____ ion.

• negative
• positive
• neutral
• ficticious

A anion will be a ____ ion.

• negative
• positive
• neutral
• ficticious

A charged particle that has gained or lost electrons is called a _____.

• molecule
• ion
• isotope
• element

Ionic bonds form between metals and ____.

• metalloids
• metals
• nonmetals

Ionic bonds happen because of the ____ of valence electrons.

• sharing

• transfer

• keeping

• covering

In an ionic bond, the ions are held together because...

• the positive nucleus of each ion attracts the other ion's negatively charged electrons

• the ions have opposite charges

• as the electron moved from one atom to another it pulled the atom along with it

• electrons are being shared

Which element(s) will lose valence electrons to form an ion? Check all that apply.

• Phosphorus

• Iron

• Barium

• Neon