atoms into ions

Question 1

what is a compound

Answer 1

A compound contains two or more elements, which are chemically combined.

Question 2

what is one way you can create compounds

Answer 2

you can create compounds by reacting other compounds

Question 3

what is covalent bonding

Answer 3

covalent bonding is when you sharing electrons

Question 4

what is ionic bonding

Answer 4

ionic bonding is when you transfer electrons

Question 5

how do you make a positive charged ions

Answer 5

In ionic bonding, the atoms involved lose or gain electrons to form positively charged ions. The ions have the electronic structure of a noble gas.

Question 6

how do you make a negative charged ion

Answer 6

you can make a negative charged ion by reacting non-metals with metals, the non-metal atoms gain electrons to achieve the stable electronic structure of a noble gas. Chlorine, for example, has the electronic structure 2,8,7. It is in Group 7 of the periodic table. By gaining a single electron, it gets the stable electronic structure of argon (2,8,8). there is now one more electron than there are positive protons in the nucleus. So the chlorine atom becomes a negatively charged ion.