Bonding

Question 1

What is a cation?

Answer 1

A positively charged ion

Question 2

What is a anion?

Answer 2

A negatively charged ion

Question 3

True or false: A substance created by an covalent bond is a good insulator

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False: When two atoms share or trade electrons, a metallic bond is created.

Answer 4

False: Covalent

Question 5

What kind of bond will you get if you bond two non-metals?

Answer 5

A covalent bond

Question 6

True or False: The type of chemical bond that is formed when two or more atoms share electrons is called a ionic bond

Answer 6

False: Metallic

Question 7

True or False: Metallic bonds only happen between metals

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is a polar bond?

Answer 8

A polar bond is a covalent bond between two atoms where the electrons forming the bond are unequally distributed.

Question 9

What are ionic bonds?

Answer 9

Ionic bonding is a type of chemical bonding that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

Question 10

Are substances created by ionic bonds good insulators?

Answer 10

No. They are good conductors.

Question 11

Do atoms form compounds because they want more electrons?

Answer 11

No. Most atoms bond because they want to lower the energy of the atom.