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Ionic Bonding
Question | Answer |
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How many valence electrons does oxygen have? | 6 |
How many valence electrons does sodium have? | 1 |
How many valence electrons does chlorine have? | 7 |
How many valence electrons does aluminum have? | 3 |
How many valence electrons does magnesium have? | 2 |
Metals lose electrons to become stable because this takes less ___. | energy |
It takes (metals/nonmetals) less energy to gain electrons to become stable. | nonmetals |
Chloride ions have what charge? | 1- |
Aluminum ions have what oxidation number? | 3+ |
Group 1 ions all have what charge? | 1+ |
Group 2 ions all have what oxidation number? | 2+ |
Bonds between a metal & non-metal are called | ionic bonds |
Metals tend to (gain / lose) electrons when they bond? | lose |
In ionic bonding, valence electrons are (shared/transferred)? | transferred |
Metals form ions that have this kind of charge | positive |
Nonmetals form ions that have this kind of charge | negative |
Nonmetals tend to (gain/lose) electrons to become stable | gain |
All atoms that gain or lose electrons do so in order to become this | stable |
The only stable elements as atoms are this group | 18 |
The bond in an ionic bond is the attraction between (like/opposite) charges | opposite |
Eight valence electrons makes atoms or ions stable. This is the ___ rule | Octet |
The charge of an ion in a compound is called its ___ number | oxidation |