Year 10 Chemistry Lesson 7 ionic compounds

When an ionic compound is formed, its charge is 

• negative
• neutral (no charge)
• positive

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

• covalent
• ionic
• cooperative
• lewis

Metals tend to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

Nonmetals tend to

• gain electrons

• lose electrons

Which of these combinations is an ionic compound made of?

• Metal and Metal

• Nonmetal and Nonmetal

• Metal and Nonmetal

• Cation and Cation

The ionic compound is silver nitrate. Name the metal.

The ionic compound is Sodium Chloride. Name the non-metal

The ionic compound is Potassium Fluoride. Name the non-metal.

• Potassium

• Fluorine

• Potassium Fluorine

In an ionic compound the metal comes first and the non-metal comes second.

• True

• False

How are the valence electrons transferred in an ionic compound?

• From metal to metal.

• From metal to non-metal.

• From non-metal to metal

• From non-metal to non-metal