Ionic bonding

This image shows the bonding between Lithium and Fluorine. What does the red arrow show?

• electrons being shared

• electrons being transferred to Fluorine

• electrons being transferred to Lithium

• electrons being destroyed

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An ionic bond is the attraction between: (Select ALL that apply)

• oppositely charged ions

• similarly charged ions

• metals and nonmetals

• neutral atoms

• cations and anions

If I had a cation with a charge of ²⁺ how would you describe the formation of that ion?

• gained 2 electrons

• lost 2 electrons

• gained 4 electrons

• lost 4 electrons

If I had an anion with a charge of ^3- how would you describe the formation of that ion?

• gained 2 electrons

• lost 2 electrons

• gained 3 electrons

• lost 3 electrons

Looking at the periodic table, when the alkali metals form an ion what charge do they have?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• 3-

Looking at the periodic table, when the alkaline earth metals form an ion what charge do they have?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• 3-

Looking at the periodic table, when the halogens form an ion what charge do they have?

• 1-

• 1+

• 2-

• 2+

• 3-

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

In the compound aluminum oxide, which is the cation?

• [ Al ] ⁺³

• Al

• [ O ] ^-2

• O

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When ionic compounds form what is the overall charge?

• neutral

• positive

• negative

Why do all bonds form?

• so the number of protons equals the number of electrons

• so an atom can become unstable

• to fill the outermost energy level

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