Ionic Bond

Which of the following is a characteristic property of ionic compounds?

• They form hard, brittle crystals with characteristic shapes

• They have low melting points

• They have low boiling points

• They contain no charged particles

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Nonmetals (like Cl) typically ____ electrons when they form ionic bonds.

• Gain

• Lose

• Keep the same

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

In the compound aluminum oxide, which is the cation?

• Al⁺³

• Al

• O^-2

• O

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Li and P create...

• Li₃P

• LiP₃

• LiP

• Li₂P

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This could be the dot diagram of

• Ne

• H

• C

• F

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Ionic bonds are between...

• Metal and Non-metal

• Non-metal and Non-metal

• Metal and Metal

How are ionic bonds formed?

• Transfer of electrons

• Sharing of electrons

Ionic bonds form between two ions that have...

• ionic compounds

• negative charges

• positive charges

• opposite charges

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

The positive ions tend to _____________ electrons.

• lose

• gain

The negative ions tend to _____________ electrons.

• lose

• gain

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3