Writing Chemical Formulas And Naming Compounds

Question 0

Anions and cations

Answer 0

Cation is positive, anion is not.

Question 1

What is an ion? Describe how we get them.

Answer 1

Any atom that carries an electric charge is called an ion. When neutral charges give up electrons, we get cations when an atom takes one in, it becomes negative and we get anions.

Question 2

What is an ionic bond and what is a covalent bond?

Answer 2

Ionic bond= oppositely charged ions. Bond between metal and nonmetal.
Covalent bond= atoms that share pair of electrons, a bond between 2 nonmetals.

Question 3

Seven diatomic molecules.

Answer 3

H2,O2,N2,Cl2,Br2,F2,I2