Practice - Ionic Bonding and Electronegativity
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Practice Questions
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What forms an ionic bond?
💡 Hint: Think about how metals and non-metals behave in terms of electrons.
What is a cation?
💡 Hint: Remember, 'cation' sounds like 'cat', and a cat is often known to be 'positive' or friendly!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of bond is formed when the electronegativity difference is greater than 1.7?
💡 Hint: Think about how strongly different elements pull on electrons.
True or False: Cations are negatively charged ions.
💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of cations and anions.
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Challenge Problems
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A sample contains sodium (Na) and fluorine (F). Predict the ions they will form and the type of bond they will create. Justify your response.
💡 Hint: Consider their positions in the periodic table.
Given the elements boron (B) and oxygen (O), analyze whether they will form a covalent or ionic bond and explain the basis of your analysis related to electronegativity.
💡 Hint: Think about the electronegativity values of these elements.
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