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Ionic compounds and formulas

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ionic compound?

a)

Compounds consisting of ions

b)

Elements consisting of compounds

c)

An atom that has converted to an ion

d)

When the mass number of a compound decreases by 2

2.

Ionic compounds consist of ___________ and _____________

a)

Elements; Compounds

b)

Metals; Non-metals

c)

Alpha particles; Beta particles

d)

Beta particles; Gamma particles

3.

What is an ionic formula?

a)

An element symbol for an atom

b)

The formula of two cations combined together

c)

A chemical formula for ionic compounds

d)

The formula describing the change of a cation to an anion

4.

An ionic formula consists of

a)

Only cations

b)

Only anions

c)

Neither cations or anions

d)

Both cations and anions

5.

The ionic compound of
Barium cations ( Ba2+Ba^{2+} ) and Chloride anions ( Cl−Cl^-  )

a)

Barium Chloride

b)

Chloride Barium

c)

 Ca2+Ca^{2+}   Cl−Cl^-  

d)

 Ca2ClCa_2Cl  

6.

The ionic compound of
Aluminium cations ( Al3+Al^{3+} ) and Oxide anions ( O2−O^{2-}  )

a)

 Al3+Al^{3+}   O2−O^{2-}  

b)

Oxide Aluminium

c)

Aluminium Oxide

d)

 Al2O3Al_2O_3  

7.

The ionic formula for 
Potassium cations ( K+K^+ ) and Oxide anions ( O2−O^{2-}  )

a)

 K+K^+   O2−O^{2-}  

b)

 KO2KO_2  

c)

Potassium Oxide

d)

 K2OK_2O  

8.

The ionic formula for 
Lithium cations ( Li+Li^+ ) and Phosphide anions ( P3−P^{3-}  )

a)

 Li+Li^+   P3−P^{3-}  

b)

 Li3PLi_3P  

c)

 LiP3LiP_3  

d)

Lithium Phosphide

9.

The ionic formula for 
Calcium cations ( Ca2+Ca^{2+} ) and Sulfide anions ( S2−S^{2-}  )

a)

 Ca2+Ca^{2+}   S2−S^{2-}  

b)

 CaSCaS  

c)

 Ca2S2Ca_2S_2  

d)

Calcium Sulfide

10.

What is the ionic compound AgBr?

a)

Silver Bromide

b)

Argon Bromine

c)

Arsenic Barium

d)

Astatine Bromine