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Metals tend to......................electrons and nonmetals tend to......................electrons.
A
lose, lose
B
lose, gain
C
gain, lose
D
gain, gain
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Metals tend to......................electrons and nonmetals tend to......................electrons.
lose, lose
lose, gain
gain, lose
gain, gain
Predict the formula of the ionic compound that forms from magnesium and fluorine.
MgF
Predict the formula of the ionic compound that forms from Calcium and Fluorine.
Ca2 F2
Predict the formula of the ionic compound that forms from aluminum and oxygen.
AlO
Predict the charge of the most stable ion of S
-1
-2
2+
3+
Predict the charge of the most stable ion of P
-3
3+
-1
2+
Oxygen forms an ion with a charge of
2+
-3
3+
-2
Of the choices below, which one is not an ionic compound?
RbCl
Magnesium reacts with a certain element to form a compound with the general formula MgX. What would the most likely formula be for the compound formed between Lithium and element X?
LiX2
Li2X3
Li2X2
Li2X
Iodine forms an ion with a charge of
1+
-1
2+
-7
How many total carbonate ions would be present in the formula for aluminum carbonate?
2
1
4
3
How many electrons does the Al3+ ion possess?
10
6
16
Fluorine forms an ion with a charge of
1+
2+
3+
-1
Element M reacts with fluorine to form an ionic compound with the formula MF3. The M-ion has 18 electrons. Element M is
Sc
Ar
Ca
P
Chromium and chlorine form an ionic compound whose formula is . The name of this compound is
chromium(III) chloride
monochromium trichloride
chromium(III) trichloride
chromium chlorine
Calcium forms an ion with a charge of
-2
1+
2+
-1
Bromine forms an ion with a charge of
2+
-3
1+
-1
Barium reacts with a polyatomic ion to form a compound with the general formula Ba3(X)2. What would be the most likely formula for the compound formed between sodium and the polyatomic ion X?
NaX
Na2X
Na2X2
Na3X
Barium forms an ion with a charge of
1+
-2
3+
2+
Anions tend to have a......................charge and cations tend to have a......................charge.
positive, positive
negative, negative
positive, negative
negative, positive