3.4 More about ions
Objectives
• To work out the names and formulae for ionic compounds.
• To recall that most transition elements form more than one ion.
• To define compound ion.
Ions of the first 20 elements
Note
Naming an ionic compound
• Some transition elements form only one ion:
• Silver forms only Ag+ ions.
• Zinc forms only Zn2+ ions.
Self Evaluation
Self Evaluation
Answers