ionic bonding

Question 1

what is a cation

Answer 1

a positively charged ion

Question 2

what is an anion

Answer 2

a negatively charged ion

Question 3

what is an ion

Answer 3

an​ ​ion​ ​is​ ​an​ ​atom​ ​or​ ​group​ ​of​ ​atoms​ ​with​ ​a​ ​positive​ ​or​ ​negative​ ​charge

Question 4

what is the atomic number

Answer 4

the atomic number is the number of protons

Question 5

what is the proton number

Answer 5

another name for the atomic number

Question 6

what is the mass number

Answer 6

the number of protons and neutrons combined

Question 7

what is the nucleon number

Answer 7

another name for the mass number

Question 8

what ions will group 1 metals form

Answer 8

group​ ​1​ ​metals​ ​will​ ​lose​ ​1​ ​electron​ ​and​ ​form​ ​+1​ ​ions

Question 9

what ions will group 2 metals form

Answer 9

group​ ​2​ ​metals​ ​will​ ​lose​ ​2​ ​electrons​ ​and​ ​form​ ​+2​ ​ions

Question 10

what ions will group 6 non metals form

Answer 10

group​ ​6​ ​nonmetals​ ​will​ ​gain​ ​2​ ​electrons​ ​and​ ​form​ ​2-​ ​ions

Question 11

what ions will group 7 non metals form

Answer 11

group​ ​7​ ​nonmetals​ ​will​ ​gain​ ​1​ ​electron​ ​and​ ​form​ ​1-​ ​ions

Question 12

what is the charge of a compound

Answer 12

a​ ​compound​ ​will​ ​have​ ​an​ ​overall​ ​charge​ ​of​ ​0​ ​so​ ​you​ ​need​ ​to​ ​balance out​ ​the​ ​+​ ​and​ ​-​ ​charges

Question 13

what are -ide and -ate used for in the names of compounds

Answer 13

these​ ​endings​ ​are​ ​used​ ​for​ ​the​ ​negatively​ ​charged​ ​ions​ ​in​ ​a​ ​compound

Question 14

what does -ide mean

Answer 14

-ide​ ​means​ ​the​ ​compound​ ​contains​ ​2​ ​elements​ ​(one​ ​is​ ​the​ ​nonmetal​ ​-ve​ ​ion)

Question 15

what does -ate mean

Answer 15

-ate​ ​means​ ​the​ ​compound​ ​contains​ ​at​ ​least​ ​3​ ​elements,​ ​one​ ​of​ ​which​ ​is​ ​oxygen

Question 16

what is an ionic compound

Answer 16

a giant structure of ions

Question 17

what are ionic compounds held together by

Answer 17

Held​ ​together​ ​by​ ​strong​ ​electrostatic​ ​forces​ ​of​ ​attraction​ ​between​ ​oppositely
charged​ ​ions