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Forming Simple Ions
#1 Metal atoms lose valence electrons to form cations or anions? cations
#2 Nonmetal atoms gain valence electrons to form cations or anions? anions
#3 How many valence electrons does a calcium atom have. two valence electrons
#4 How many valence electrons does a sulfide ion have? eight valence electrons
#5 How many valence electrons does a selenium atom accept to become a selenide ion? two valence electrons
Polyatomic Ions
#1 What is the name for the polyatomic ion OH- ? hydroxide ion
#2 What is the name for the polyatomic ion CN- ? cyanide ion
#3 What is the net charge on a sulfate polyatomic ion? net charge is 2-
#4 What is the charge on an ammonium ion? net charge is 1+
#5 The bonds within a polyatomic ion are ionic or covalent? covalent
Ionic Compounds
#1 What bonds ionic compounds together? Attraction between opposite charges of cations and anions
#2 What is the name of the ionic compound NaBr? sodium bromide
#3 What is the name of the ionic compound MgCl2? magnesium chloride
#4 What is the chemcial formula for the ionic compound formed by potassium and iodine? KI
#5 What is the chemcial formula of the ionic compound formed by iron(II) and chlorine? Fe(II))Cl2
Covalent Bonds
#1 Covalent compounds form by exchanging or sharing valence electrons? sharing valence electrons
#2 What is the name for a pair of valence electons shared between two atoms in a covalent compound? bonding pair
#3 What is the name for a pair of valence electrons not shared between atoms in a covalent compound? unshared pair or lone pair
#4 What is the name for the bond when two covlently bonded atoms share two pairs of valence electrons? double bond
#5 What is the name for the bond when two covlently bonded atoms share three pairs of valence electrons? triple bond
Covalent Compounds
#1 What is the chemical formula when two carbon atoms are covalently bonded to 4 hydrogen atoms? C2H4
#2 What is the name of a covalent compound with the chemical formula NO ? nitrogen monoxide
#3 What is the name of the covalent compound with the chemcial formula N2O2 ? dinitrogen dioxide
#4 What is the name of the covalent compound with the chemcial formula SCl6 ? sulfur hexachloride
#5 In a covalent compound with two types of elements, what property is used to determine which element comes first in the name and chemical formula? electronegativity
Final Question
Draw the Lewis structure for the polyatomic ions ammonium and phosphate. Then write the formula for the ionic compound formed between the two. (NH4)3(PO4)