Name __________________________________________
Date __________________
TEST: Ionic Compounds
Circle the answer to the statement below
1.
2.
3.
4.
Opposite charges ( attract or repel )
Alike charges ( attract or repel )
Nonmetals form ( anions or cations )
Metals form ( anions or cations )
Fill in the statements below
5. What is a chemical bond? _________________________________________________________________________
6. What elements (metals, metalloids, or nonmetals) combine to form ionic bonds by doing what with electrons?
______________ combine with __________________ by ____________________(sharing or transferring)
electrons to form ionic bonds.
7. Electrons in the outermost energy level are called ___________________ electrons.
8. What is the overall net charge on each of the ionic compounds above? __________
Draw Lewis Dot Diagrams and arrows to show the transfer of electrons. Then write the formula and name below.
Aluminum
+
Oxygen
Formula: ___________________
Name: ___________________________________________
List the symbols
Cation name
Cation
Anion name
Anion
Chemical Formula
Name of Compound
of the two ions
and
circle the metal
10
Na
Cl
11
K
O
12
symbol &
oxidation
number
calcium
Na1+
chloride
symbol &
oxidation
number
(Metal first)
(Transition metals have
oxidation number in
parenthesis)
Cl1-
NaCl
sodium chloride
K2O
Ca3P2
13
magnesium oxide
14
calcium bromide
15
aluminum sulfide
16
Fe2O3
17
Cu3N
18
CuO
19
iron (I) oxide
20
titanium (IV) chloride
21
chromium (III) nitride
22
Al2(SO4)3
23
NaNO3
24
(NH4)3PO4
25
sodium hydroxide
26
beryllium phosphate
27
ammonium sulfate