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| Question | Answer |
| When is an ionic compound formed? | When 2 or more elements are chemically bonded together |
| When is an ionic compound formed? | When a metal and a non-metal are bonded together. |
| What is an ion? | An an atom that has lost or gained electrons to get a full outer shell of electrons. |
| What do ions always have? | A charge |
| How does an ionic bond form? | when metal atoms give electron(s) from their outershell to non-metal atoms to form an ion. |
| Do metals change their name as they change from an atom to an ion? | NO!!!! |
| Do non-metals change their name as they become ions? | YES!!!! |
| When we hold magnesium in a roaring flame, what do we see? | A bright, white light. |
| When we sprinkle a small piece of Mg over a roaring flame, what do we see? | White, bright sparks. |
| What is the symbol equation for the reaction: Magnesium+Oxygen=Magnesium Oxide | 2Mg+O2= 2MgO |
| What is sodium Chloride (salt) made from? | Sodium ions (Na+) Chlorine (Cl-) |
| What do these ions do? | Attract each other |
| What do we say an ionic bond is? | The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions. |
| Why do ionic compounds have HIGH MELTING POINTS? | The attraction between + and - is strong. |
| What are they at room temperature? | Solids. |
| Each sodium atom is attrected to how many chloride atoms? | 6 chloride atoms and vice versa. |
| What does this give? | A giant structure. |
| Why don't ionic solids conduct electricity? | Because the electrons can't move. |
| Why do ions conduct electricity when liquid? | Because they're free to move. |
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