1.3 Ionic Bonding Flashcards
How are Ionic bonds formed?
Metals+non metals electrons from the outer shell are transferred
Metals lose electrons to be positively charged ions known as what?
Cations
Non metals gain electrons to become negatively charged ions known as what?
Anions
What is an ion?
.It is an atom or a group of atoms with a positive or negative charge
Ions produced by metals in group 1 and 2 and nonmetals in group 6 and 7 have the electronic structure of what?
A noble gas
True or False? Group 2 ions will lose 2 electrons to form +2 ions
True
Group 6 nonmetals will gain 2 electrons to form what?
2-ions
1- ions are a result of what group gaining 1 electron?
Group 7 non metals
If the compound contains two elements what ending would the word have?
Ide
If the compound contains at least 3 elements (one of which being oxygen) what ending will the word have?
Ate
How would you deduce the formula of ionic compounds?
You need to balance out the + and - charges to make the overall charge 0
How are ionic compounds held together?
These are held together by strong electrostatic forces
The structure of the ionic compound is known as what?
A lattice structure