Ionic Structures

Question 1

What is a positive ion?

Answer 1

Cation

Question 2

What is a negative ion?

Answer 2

Anion

Question 3

What is the loss of electrons?

Answer 3

Oxidation

Question 4

What is the gain of electrons?

Answer 4

Reduction

Question 5

What does an ionic compound always contain?

Answer 5

A metal and a non metal

Question 6

What property do ionic compounds have when molten?

Answer 6

Electrical Conductivity

Question 7

What is a property of ionic compounds?

Answer 7

Brittleness

Question 8

What occurs between oppositely charged ions?

Answer 8

Electrostatic attraction

Question 9

What is the usual behaviour of ionic compounds in water?

Answer 9

Soluble

Question 10

Ionic compounds occur because the ions are attempting to achieve the same electronic configuration as…

Answer 10

Noble Gases

Question 11

What has a 1:1 ratio whe forming a compound with chlorine?

Answer 11

Potassium

Question 12

What describes the magnitude of electrostatic force present when the lattice is hard to break?

Answer 12

High

Question 13

In what are ionic compounds insoluble?

Answer 13

Organic Solvents

Question 14

What forms a 3D lattice structure?

Answer 14

Sodium Chloride

Question 15

What describes electrons in a metallic bond?

Answer 15

Delocalised

Question 16

What can two metals do?

Answer 16

Chemically bond

Question 17

What must an ionic compound be in order to conduct electricity?

Answer 17

Molten

Question 18

What is a 3D array of particles?

Answer 18

Lattice