Compounds

Question 1

What are compounds?

Answer 1

• Substances of two or more elements chemically combined

- Held together by chemical bonds

Question 2

What type of bonding do metal + non-metal compounds have?

Answer 2

• Ionic bonding

Question 3

What type of bonding do non-metal + non-metal compounds have?

Answer 3

• Covalent bonding

Question 4

How does ionic bonding work?

Answer 4

• Metal looses electron –> forms +1 ion

- Non-metal gains electron –> forms -1 ion

Question 5

How does covalent bonding work?

Answer 5

• Share electrons