Chemical Bonding, Properties and Structure - Ionic Bonding

Question 1

what happens when a metal atom reacts with a non-metal atom

Answer 1

electrons in the outer shell of the metal atom are transferred.

• Metal atoms lose electrons to become positively charged ions.
• Non-Metal atoms gain electrons to become negatively charged ions

Question 2

What is the electronic structure of the ions produced by metals in groups 1 + 2 and by non-metals in groups 6 + 7

Answer 2

the electronic structure of a noble gas

Question 3

how can you represent the electron transfer during the formation of an ionic compound

Answer 3

a dot-cross diagram

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Question 4

What does the charge on the ions produced by metals in Groups 1 + 2 and by non-metals in groups 6+7 relate to

Answer 4

the group number of the element in the periodic table