What determines the strength of ionic bonding?
The greater the charge on the ions, the stronger the ionic bonding.
The smaller the ions, the stronger the ionic bonding.
Do ions get smaller or bigger going down a group?
Bigger down a group
What are the five types of structure?
Monatomic, simple molecular, ionic, giant covalent and metallic
What state are monatomic substances at room temperature?
Gases
Why do ionic structures have a high melting point and boiling point?
Strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Why do ionic structures not conduct electricity as a solid but do as a liquid?
Solids: ions aren’t mobile.
Liquids: ions are mobile carrying the charge through the structure.
When are ionic structures soluble?
They can dissolve in solvents that also have a charge.
