Ionic Vs Covalent Compounds

Question 0

Covalent compounds have ______ melting points, conductivities, and solubility.

Answer 0

Low

Question 1

Ionic compounds have ____ melting points, conductivities, and solubility.

Answer 1

High

Question 2

What is a compound?

Answer 2

2 or elements that are chemically combined and changed form

Question 3

Why do compounds form?

Answer 3

Because elements want to be stable with 8 electrons on outer shell

Question 4

What is a Lewis structure?

Answer 4

It shows the symbol of an atom with dots around it representing valence electrons.

Question 5

What does an ionic bond occur between?

Answer 5

A metal and a nonmetal

Question 6

Why are ions attracted to each other? What do they form?

Answer 6

Because they have opposite charges

An ionic bond

Question 7

What does a covalent bond form between?

Answer 7

Two nonmetals or two of the same nonmetal

Question 8

What do atoms formed in covalent bonds form?

Answer 8

Molecules

Question 9

What is a cation?

Answer 9

The positively charged atom in an ionic bond

Question 10

What is an anion?

Answer 10

The negatively charged atom in an ionic bond