Chapter 6 (Ions, Ionic Compounds, Acids & Bases)

Question 1

What is an Ionic Compound?

Answer 1

An ionic compound results when a Metal reacts with a Non-metal

Question 2

What does the Metal do?

Answer 2

The metal tends to lose electrons and become positive

Question 3

What does the Non-Metal do?

Answer 3

The non-metal tends to gain electrons and become negative

Question 4

Why do atoms stick together?

Answer 4

Atoms stick together due to the Law of Electric Charges

Question 5

Name 2 examples of Ionic Compounds

Answer 5

Sodium Chloride and Magnesium Oxide

Question 6

What is the charge if there are more protons than electrons in an ion?

Answer 6

The charge will be positive

Question 7

What is the charge if there are more electrons than protons in an ion?

Answer 7

The charge will be negative

Question 8

What are cations?

Answer 8

Cations are ions with positive charges, causing them to have more protons than electrons

Question 9

What are anions?

Answer 9

Anions are particles or ions with negative charges, causing them to have more electrons than protons

Question 10

What forms cations, Metals or Metalloids?

Answer 10

Metals form cations

Question 11

What forms anions, Non-metals or noble gases?

Answer 11

Non-metals form anions

Question 12

What is the ammonium ion?

Answer 12

The ammonium ion is NH4+

Question 13

What do most Ionic compounds form?

Answer 13

Most Ionic Compounds form three dimensional crystals which are held together by opposite charges

Question 14

What is an electrolyte?

Answer 14

An electrolyte is a compound which dissolves in water to form a solution that conducts electricity

Question 15

What is a polyatomic ion?

Answer 15

A polyatomic ion is an atom that has a charge

Question 16

What prefixes lose their final o or a when placed in front of oxygen?

Answer 16

Mono, tetra, penta, and hexa

Question 17

How do atoms become stable?

Answer 17

Atoms become stable by sharing, losing, or gaining electrons

Question 18

Do Ionic Compounds have high melting points?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Is the ending of the second element always changed to —ide?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What is a covalent bond?

Answer 20

When metals and non-metals share their electrons to give a full outer orbit

Question 21

What are the 7 diatomic elements?

Answer 21

Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, and Iodine

Question 22

What is the formula of Sulfuric acid?

Answer 22

H2SO4

Question 23

What is the formula of Nitric acid?

Answer 23

HNO3

Question 24

What is the formula of Nitrous acid?

Answer 24

HNO2

Question 25

What is the formula for Hydrochloric acid?

Answer 25

HCl

Question 26

What is the formula for Sodium Hydroxide?

Answer 26

NaOH

Question 27

What is the formula for Calcium Hydroxide?

Answer 27

Ca(OH)2

Question 28

What is the formula for Lithium hydroxide?

Answer 28

LiOH

Question 29

Do atoms become positively charged when they lose electrons?

Answer 29

Yes

Question 30

Do atoms become negatively charged when they gain electrons?

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

How is acid rain formed?

Answer 31

Acid rain is formed when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides react with water and oxygen

Question 32

Are Metals basic?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

Are non-metals acidic?

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

What is the formula for bases?

Answer 34

Metal + oxygen = metal oxide Metal oxide + water = bade

Question 35

What are transition metals?

Answer 35

Metals that are in between metals and non-metals

Question 36

What is the formula for acids?

Answer 36

Non metal + oxygen = non metal oxide Non metal oxide + water = acid

Question 37

What is the formula for neutralization?

Answer 37

Acid + base = water + salt

Question 38

Do you use a prefix when you have two nonmetals or one?

Answer 38

Two

Question 39

What is neutralization?

Answer 39

When acids and bases react together and produce water and salt