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WorksheetsIonic Bonding
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following could NOT form an ionic compound? Check all that apply.
Li+ and Cl-
F- and O2-
Ba2+ and Ag+
Mg2+ and S2-
Which of the following could form an ionic compound? Check all that apply.
Na+ and F-
S2- and O2-
Ca2+ and Fe3+
Mg2+ and Cl-
In an ionic bond, the ions are held together because...
the positive nucleus of each ion attracts the other ion's negatively charged electrons
the ions have opposite charges
as the electron moved from one atom to another it pulled the atom along with it
electrons are being shared
Which element(s) will lose valence electrons to form an ion? Check all that apply.
Phosphorus
Iron
Barium
Neon
Which element(s) will form negative ions? Check all that apply.
Potassium
Sulfur
Iodine
Magnesium
Which of the following pairs of elements could NOT react to form an ionic compound?
Carbon and Oxygen
Potassium and Fluorine
Silver and Oxygen
Aluminum and Chlorine
Calcium Fluoride has a chemical formula of CaF2. What does the chemical formula tell you?
There are 2 Calcium ions for every 1 Fluoride ion in the crystal
There is 1 Calcium ion for every 2 Fluoride ions in the crystal
The following ionic crystal has 6 Fe ions (red) and 9 O ions (blue). What is the formula for this ionic crystal?
FeO
Fe2O3
Fe3O2
Fe6O9
The following ionic crystal has 4 Sr ions (red) and 8 Br ions (blue). What is the formula for this ionic crystal?
SrBr
SrBr2
Sr2Br
Sr4Br8
The following ionic crystal has 4 Al ions (red) and 6 O ions (blue). What is the formula for this ionic crystal?
Al3O2
Al4O5
Al4O6
Al2O3
