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Ionic Compounds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the following Ionic Compound: 
KCl
a)
Potassium Chlorine
b)
Potassium Chloride
c)
Potassium (I) Chlorine
d)
Potassium (II) Chloride
2.
Name the following Ionic Compound: 
FePO4
a)
Iron (III) Phosphate
b)
Iron (III) Phosphide
c)
Iron (II) Phosphate
d)
Iron (II) Phosphite
3.
Write the formula from the following ionic compound: 
Calcium Nitrate
a)
CaN
b)
CaNO3
c)
Ca2NO3
d)
Ca(NO3)2
4.

If Na+1 and Cl-1 combine what is the resulting formula?

a)

NaCl

b)

NaCl2

c)

Na2Cl

d)

Na

5.

If Mg+2 and Br-1 combine what is the resulting formula?

a)

MgBr2

b)

MgBr

c)

Mg2Br

d)

Br

6.

If Ca+2 and S-2 combine, what is the resulting formula?

a)

CaS

b)

Ca2S

c)

CaS2

d)

Ca

7.

What holds ionic compounds together?

a)

electronegativity

b)

electrostatic

c)

static

d)

glue

8.

What is the name of the compound with a formula Fe2O3?

a)

iron oxide

b)

iron oxygen

c)

iron (II) oxide

d)

iron (III) oxide

9.

an ion that has a negative charge

a)

cation

b)

anion

c)

polyatomic ion

d)

monatomic ion

10.

a three-dimensional geometric arrangement of particles in which each positive ion is surrounded by negative ions and each negative ion is surrounded by positive ions; vary in shape due to sizes and relative numbers of the ions bonded

a)

crystal lattice

b)

delocalized electrons

c)

electrolyte

d)

electron sea model

11.

the energy required to separate one mole of the ions of an ionic compound, which is directly related to the size of the ions bonded and is also affected by the charge of the ions

a)

oxyanion

b)

formula unit

c)

electrolyte

d)

lattice energy

12.

Which of the following compounds contains a Co+3 ion?

a)

CoBr

b)

CoNO3

c)

CoP

d)

CoS

13.

If an element X forms an ionic compound with the formula Mg2X, then what is the expected formula for compound containing sodium (Na) and element X.

a)

NaX

b)

Na2X

c)

Na3X

d)

Na4X

14.

Which of the following compounds has the lowest lattice energy?

a)

LiF

b)

NaCl

c)

KBr

d)

RbI

15.

Which types of elements generally form anions?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

16.

Which sublevel do transition metals typically lose electrons from first?

a)

s

b)

p

c)

d

d)

f

17.

Which of the following would have the highest lattice energy?

a)

NaNO3

b)

MgSO4

c)

AlPO4

d)

Na2SO4

18.

Two elements combine to form a compound. Their valence electron configuration is provided:


Metal (M): s2p1

Nonmetal (Nm): s2p5


What will the formula for the compound be?

a)

MNm3

b)

MNm2

c)

M2Nm

d)

MNm7

19.

Which of the following is the best explanation for why MgS has a greater lattice energy than NaCl?

a)

MgS involves greater magnitude of charges (+2 and -2)

b)

NaCl involves lesser magnitude of charges (+1 and -1)

c)

MgS involves smaller ions than NaCl

d)

NaCl involves larger ions than MgS

20.

Select two answers - which two factors influence lattice energy?

a)

size of particle

b)

charge of particle

c)

position on the periodic table

d)

Zeff