Ionic Bonding Warm Ups

Always a solid at room temperature

• Ionic compounds

• Covalent compounds

Valence electrons are transferred

• Ionic bonds

• Covalent bonds

MgO

• ionic

• covalent

• metallic

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Ionic bonds form between

• A metal & a nonmetal

• 2 metals

• 2 nonmetals

A cation is formed by:

• losing electrons

• gaining electrons

• losing protons

• gaining protons

In an ionic bond electrons are

• shared EQUALLY

• shared UNEQUALLY

• transferred

In an ionic bond the CATION is always the

• metal

• nonmetal

In an ionic bond the ANION is always the

• metal

• nonmetal

Which of the following is the correct formula for this ionic bond?: Al & S

• AlS₃

• Al₂S₃

• Al₃S₂

• Al₃S

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Elements in the ALKALINE EARTH METAL family form this ion charge:

• +1

• +2

• -1

• -2