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Ionic Bonds Worksheet
PART A – Valence Electrons and Charges: Complete the following table.
Element
Symbol
Group
Number of
Valence
Electrons
Gain or
Lose?
Cation or
Anion?
Charge
1. Lithium
2. Iodine
3. Sulfur
4. Calcium
5. Nitrogen
PART B – Charges: Write the charge that will form when the following elements become ions.
6. Na
_____
11.
Ne
_____
16.
B
_____
7. P
_____
12.
H
_____
17.
K
_____
8. Cl
_____
13.
Mg
_____
18.
N
_____
9. Ba
_____
14.
Br
_____
19.
O
_____
_____
15.
Al
_____
20.
Se
_____
10.
F
PART C – Ionic Bonding: Predict how the following pairs of elements will bond.
21.
Ca + O
______________
26.
Al + O
______________
22.
Li + Br
______________
27.
Sr + N
______________
23.
Al + F
______________
28.
H + P
______________
24.
K + S
______________
29.
B + Cl
______________
25.
Ba + I
______________
30.
Cs + S
______________