Binary Ionic and Molecular Compounds

Iodine gas

Triphosphorus tetrabromide

Cl₂

Lithium chloride

Aluminum fluoride

NO

MgO

CH₄

Ca₃N₂

Na₂S

They are made with a metal and a nonmetal

They form when cations transfer electrons to an anion

They are held together by ionic bonds

They form when nonmetals share electrons

They are formed with covalent bonds

They are made when a metal transfers electrons to a nonmetal

They are formed by a nonmetal and a nonmetal

They are made by sharing electrons

A cation is a positively charged metal ion.

A positively charged metal ion.

A neutral element

An atom without a charge

A negatively charged nonmetal ion.

A diatomic molecule is a when a cation and an anion split apart to form a new compound

A diatomic molecule consists of two different elements bonded together

A diatomic molecule is dangerous molecule with a high pH

A diatomic molecule is a molecule composed of two of the same type of atoms sharing electrons

A covalent bond is formed when a cation and an anion combine.

A covalent bond is the attraction between oppositely charged ions.

A covalent bond is formed when a metal donates electrons to a nonmetal.

A covalent bond is formed when electrons are shared between two nonmetals.

Two metals

A metal and a nonmetal

Two nonmetals

A noble gas and a nonmetal

Anions are always metals.

Anions are negatively charged ions formed when atoms gain electrons.

Anions are formed when atoms lose electrons.

Anions are positively charged ions.

Sodium and chlorine

Potassium and bromine

Magnesium and oxygen

Hydrogen and oxygen