CHEMICAL BONDING 2025

What is a cation?

• A cation is a neutral atom.

• A cation is a negatively charged ion.

• A cation is a molecule with no charge.

• A cation is a positively charged ion.

What is an anion?

• An anion is a positively charged ion.

• An anion is a neutral ion.

• An anion is a negatively charged ion.

• A cation is a negatively charged ion.

How do cations form?

• Cations form by gaining protons from an atom.

• Cations form by the loss of electrons from an atom.

• Cations form by the fusion of two atoms.

• Cations form by the addition of neutrons to an atom.

How do anions form?

• Anions are formed by the fusion of two atoms.

• Anions are created when atoms lose neutrons.

• Anions form by losing protons from atoms.

• Anions form by the gain of electrons by atoms.

What charge do cations have?

• Cations are neutral particles.

• Cations have no charge.

• Cations have a positive charge.

• Cations have a negative charge.

What charge do anions have?

• Positive charge

• Neutral charge

• Variable charge

• Negative charge

What is ionic bonding?

• Ionic bonding is the electrostatic attraction between positively and negatively charged ions formed by the transfer of electrons.

• Ionic bonding is the sharing of electrons between atoms.

• Ionic bonding occurs only in metals.

• Ionic bonding is the attraction between neutral atoms.

What happens during ionic bonding?

• Ionic bonding involves the sharing of electrons between atoms.

• Ionic bonding occurs only in metals and does not involve nonmetals.

• Ionic bonding results in the formation of neutral atoms that repel each other.

• Ionic bonding involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another, creating charged ions that attract each other.

Can you name a common cation?

• Oxide

• Bromide

• Sodium

• Chloride

Can you name a common ionic compound?

• Sodium magnesium

• Magnesium oxygen

• Calcium fluorine

• Potassium chloride