Chem. Reading Guide
Topic: Ionic Bonds
Name:_______________________
Part I: Before Reading:
1. What do you already know about Bonds?
Question
Answer
What is a bond?
What do metals tend to
do with electrons?
What do non-metals
tend to do with
electrons?
During Reading: Read to answer the following essential questions, and answer them at the end:
Essential Question to think about during the reading:
How do ionic bonds affect the chemical properties of a compound?
To organize the important information in this section, use the following note-taking guide:
Study Questions: Properties of
Answer (in your own words)
water
An ion is…
1. What is an ion?
2. When do ions form?
3. What is a cation?
4. What is an anion?
5. What is ionization energy?
6. What is the trend across the
periodic table for ionization
energy?
Ions form…
A cation is…
An anion is…
Ionization energy is…
Ionization energy _____________ as you move from the left side of the
periodic table to the right side of the periodic table. Ionization energy
tends to ____________ as you move from the top to the bottom.
Electronegativity is…
7. What is electronegativity?
8. What is the trend across the
periodic table for
electronegativity?
9. What are valence electrons?
Electro negativity _______________ as you move from the left side to the
right side of the periodic table, and ___________________ as you move
from the top to the bottom of the periodic table.
Valence electrons are…
10. What would be the electron
dot structure for sodium
which has one electron?
11. What are the valence
electrons for group 1(alkali
metals)? Group 17
(halogens)?
Alkali metals have __________ valence electrons. Halogens have
___________ valence electrons.
The octet rule is a rule that suggests that…
12. What is the octet rule?
13. What are two or more
elements that are bonded
together called?
14. What are ionic compounds?
Two elements that are bonded together are called a _______________.
Ionic compounds are…
The charge on ionic compounds is…
15. What is the charge on ionic
compounds?
16. What is an ionic bond?
17. What is a chemical formula?
What is an example of a
chemical formula?
Because….
An ionic bond is…
A chemical formula is…
An example of a chemical formula is…
1)
18. What are 3 properties of
ionic compounds?
2)
3)
****AFTER reading this section: return to your essential question. ***
How do ionic bonds affect the
Ionic bonds affect the chemical properties of a compound because…
chemical properties of a
compound?