Forming bonds

Question 1

Name a property of an ionic compound?

Answer 1

High melting and boiling points - Ionic bonds are very strong - a lot of energy is needed to break them. So ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points.

Question 2

Name another property of an ionic compound?

Answer 2

Conductive when liquid - Ions are charged particles, but ionic compounds can only conduct electricity if their ions are free to move. Ionic compounds do not conduct electricity when they are solid - only when dissolved in water or melted.

Question 3

How are ionic compounds compounds formed?

Answer 3

An ionic compound is formed by the complete transfer of electrons from a metal to a nonmetal and the resulting ions have achieved an octet. The protons do not change. Metal atoms in Groups 1-3 lose electrons to non-metal atoms with 5-7 electrons missing in the outer level.

Question 4

What is an ionic compound?

Answer 4

Ionic bonds form when a metal reacts with a non-metal. Metals form positive ions; non-metals form negative ions. Ionic bonds are the electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions.

Question 5

How are molecular compounds formed?

Answer 5

When atoms of at least two different elements come together to form chemical bonds, these molecules can be called compounds. Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a classic example of an ionic compound, or compound formed by ionic bonds.

Question 6

What happens when different elements combine?

Answer 6

They form compounds

Question 7

Name an example a a compound with ionic bonds

Answer 7

Name of ionic compound .i.e. Metal and non-metal, e.g. Sodium chloride and magnesium oxide