Ionic Bonding (Leaving Cert Chemistry): Quizzes
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What are the attractive forces between atoms that hold them together in compounds called?
What are the attractive forces between atoms that hold them together in compounds called?
Chemical bonds
How many electrons do atoms tend to have in their outermost shell according to the octet rule?
How many electrons do atoms tend to have in their outermost shell according to the octet rule?
Eight electrons
Why are noble gases like neon and argon extremely stable and unreactive?
Why are noble gases like neon and argon extremely stable and unreactive?
They have 8 electrons in outer shell
How does ionic bonding occur between atoms?
How does ionic bonding occur between atoms?
Transfer of electrons
Which groups of elements tend to lose electrons during ionic bonding?
Which groups of elements tend to lose electrons during ionic bonding?
Groups I and II metals
What is a positively charged ion called?
What is a positively charged ion called?
A cation
What charge does an anion have?
What charge does an anion have?
Negative charge
What ion does sodium (electron configuration 2,8,1) form?
What ion does sodium (electron configuration 2,8,1) form?
Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points?
Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points?
Strong electrostatic attraction
When do ionic compounds conduct electricity?
When do ionic compounds conduct electricity?
When dissolved or molten
What charge do Group VII non-metals form when they become ions?
What charge do Group VII non-metals form when they become ions?
-1 ions
Why do ionic compounds form crystalline structures?
Why do ionic compounds form crystalline structures?
Maximize attraction, minimize repulsion