Ionic Compounds

Question 1

What makes up an ionic compound?

Answer 1

A metal and a non-metal

Question 2

What are the properties of ionic compounds?

Answer 2

They are hard, brittle solids with high melting points due to the strength of the bond

Question 3

What do chemical formulas show?

Answer 3

The ratio of atoms within a compound

Question 4

What are the steps of determining the chemical formula for binary ionic compounds?

Answer 4

1. Write metal first, non-metal second
2. Assign valence numbers
3. Cross valence numbers
4. Reduce if possible

Question 5

What does the name of an ionic compound end with?

Answer 5

ide

Question 6

What are transition metals?

Answer 6

Metals which have multiple different valence numbers