Ionic Bonding Flashcards
1
Q
What makes an Ionic bond “happy”?
A
A full outer shell.
2
Q
What makes every ionic bond “happy”?
A
Giving gifts.
3
Q
What is ionic bonding?
A
The bonding of Metals and Non-metals.
4
Q
Do metals tend to give away electrons or take/receive?
A
Metals tend to give away electrons.
5
Q
Do Non-metals tend to give away electrons or take/receive?
A
Non-metals tend to take or receive electrons.
6
Q
What happens if there are not enough electrons to give to fill one of the other outer shells?
A
The atom can be doubled or tripled to create an equal number of electrons.
7
Q
What comes first when writing the bonding, the metal or the non-metal?
A
Metals always appear first in an equation.
