Bonding 4 Flashcards
Calcium oxide symbol
CaO
In calcium oxide, the two electrons from calcium are
Donates to oxygen atom
Ca is in group 2 and has _ valence electrons
2
Oxygen is in group 4 and has _ valence electrons
Six
An element will donate elecif it has less than _ electrons in its outer shell
Three
If an element has more than _ electrons, it will accept electrons
Five
If an atom accepts two electrons, the charge will be
-2
If an atom donates two electrons, charge will be
+2
NaOH is
Sodium hydroxide
For NaOH, na will give up an electron to get a full octet of
Na+
In NaOH, hydroxide accepts one electron to result in a charge of
OH-
The overall charge in an ionic compound is
Zero
Ionic compounds have _ that are quite strong and difficult to break
Electrostatic attractions
Ionic compounds have high (2)
Melting points
Boiling points
Ionic compounds are hard and
Brittle