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Ionic Bonding Early Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A charged atom that has gained or lost an electron is called a(n) _____________________________.

a)

electron

b)

ion

c)

atom

d)

nucleus

2.

An anion has a ______________ charge

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

double

3.

A cation has a ______________ charge

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

double

4.

What ion charge does beryllium have?

a)

Be+1

b)

Be-1

c)

Be+2

d)

Be-2

5.

What is the ion charge of phosphorus?

a)

P-2

b)

P-4

c)

P-1

d)

P-3

6.

Does aluminum become a cation or an anion?

a)

cation

b)

anion

7.

Does strontium (Sr) become a cation or an anion?

a)

cation

b)

anion

8.

Which of these elements will form a cation?

a)

Cl

b)

O

c)

Al

d)

Ne

9.

Sulfur will _____________ valence electrons when making an ionic bond.

a)

lose 6

b)

gain 6

c)

lose 2

d)

gain 2

10.

Bromine (Br) will _____________ valence electrons when making an ionic bond.

a)

lose 1

b)

gain 1

c)

lose 7

d)

gain 7

11.

What makes an atom stable?

a)

getting rid of all of its electrons

b)

having a full valence energy level

c)

having at least 2 energy levels

d)

having a negative charge

12.

How many valence electrons do most elements need to be stable?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

16

13.

What will be the formula for an ionic compound made of lithium and sulfur?

a)

LiS

b)

LiS2

c)

Li2S

d)

Li2S2

14.

What will be the formula for an ionic compound made of magnesium and oxygen?

a)

MgO

b)

Mg2O

c)

MgO2

d)

Mg2O2

15.

What will be the formula for an ionic compound made of aluminum and chlorine?

a)

AlCl

b)

AlCl3

c)

Al3Cl

d)

Al3Cl3

16.

What will be the formula for an ionic compound made of iron(III) and oxygen?

a)

FeO

b)

Fe3O2

c)

Fe3O3

d)

Fe2O3

17.

What will be the formula for an ionic compound made of copper (I) and oxygen?

a)

CuO

b)

Cu2O

c)

CuO2

d)

Cu2O2

18.

What will be the formula for an ionic compound made of potassium and phosphorus?

a)

KP

b)

KP3

c)

K3P

d)

K2P

19.

Why can nonmetal atoms take valence electrons from metal atoms?

a)

metals have much higher electronegativities

b)

nonmetals have much higher electronegativities

c)

metals have smaller atomic radii

d)

nonmetals have smaller atomic radii

20.

What is an ionic bond?

a)

the combination of atoms to create molecules

b)

the sharing of electrons between atoms that are close together

c)

the attraction between positively and negatively charged ions

d)

the repulsion between positively and negatively charged ions