Name: __________________________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ______
Chapter 6 Study Guide
Directions: Define or answer the following vocabulary terms or concepts
questions.
1. Explain what it means for an atom to be stable: _______________________
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2. Explain what an electron dot diagram represents: ______________________
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3. Explain electron configurations: ___________________________________
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4. Ion: _________________________________________________________
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5. Ionic Bond: ___________________________________________________
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6. Anion: _______________________________________________________
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7. Cation: _______________________________________________________
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8. Chemical Bond: ________________________________________________
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9. Covalent Bond: ________________________________________________
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10. Polar Covalent Bond: ___________________________________________
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11. Molecule: ____________________________________________________
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12. Chemical Formula: _____________________________________________
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13. Crystals: _____________________________________________________
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Name: __________________________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ______
14. Binary: ______________________________________________________
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15. Polyatomic: __________________________________________________
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16. Metallic Bond: ________________________________________________
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17. Alloy: _______________________________________________________
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18. How do an ionic bond and a covalent bond differ? ____________________
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19.What holds the nucleus together in a covalent bond? __________________
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20. What determines whether a molecule is polar or nonpolar? _____________
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21. Explain why attractions between polar bonds are greater than nonpolar
bonds: _______________________________________________________
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22. What must the name of an ionic compound distinguish? ________________
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23. What must the formula of an ionic compound describe? ________________
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Directions: For the following set of elements, show the electron dot diagram, the
transfer of electrons, the charges after the electrons have been transferred, the
chemical formula, the compound name, and the anion and cation.
24.
Na
+
Compound Name:
P

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Anion: _______________________ Cation: _________________________
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ______
25.Sr
+
F
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Compound Name
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Anion: _______________________ Cation: _________________________
26.
Al
+
Cl

Compound Name
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Anion: _______________________ Cation: _________________________
27.
Li
+
Br

Compound Name
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Anion: _______________________ Cation: _________________________
28.
Ca
+
Cl

Compound Name
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Anion: _______________________ Cation: _________________________
29.
Rb
+
Compound Name
N
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Anion: _______________________ Cation: _________________________
Directions: Draw the orbital diagrams and then electron configurations for the
following elements.
Circle the valence electrons on the electron configuration.
30. Ar:
31. O:
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ______
32. Xe:
33. Ca:
34. Os:
Directions: State the Formula of the following compounds. State whether they
are ionic or covalent.
35. Potassium Chloride
36. Strontium Oxide
37. Sodium Chloride
38. Calcium Sulfide
Formula = __________________
Formula = __________________
Formula = __________________
Formula = __________________
I or C: ____
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Directions: Use prefixes to name the compounds. State whether they are ionic
or covalent.
39. HBr
40. SbCl5
41. SO3
42. BaCl9
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Directions: Use prefixes to write the chemical formula. State whether they are
ionic or covalent.
43. Tetraiodine nonoxide
1. Carbon Tetrabromide
2. Carbon Tetrahydride
3. Octachlorine Hexabromide
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