Ionic Bonding and Ionic Compounds Quiz | Ionic Bonding and Ionic Compounds Question and Answer for Practice

31. Which of the following compounds would you expect to be ionic?

1. H₂O
2. CO₂
3. SrCl₂
4. SO₂

32. Which one of the following compounds is chromium(III) oxide?

1. Cr₂O₃
2. CrO₃
3. Cr₃O₂
4. Cr₃O

33. Which one of the following compounds is copper(I) chloride?

1. CuCl
2. CuCl₂
3. Cu₂Cl
4. Cu₂Cl₃

34. Which pair of elements is most likely to form an ionic compound with each other?

1. barium, Chlorine
2. calcium, sodium
3. oxygen, fluorine
4. sulfur, carbon

35. Which species below is the nitride ion?

1. Na⁺
2. NO3^-
3. NO2^-
4. N3^-

36. Of the following metal ions, which would be MOST likely to have a +4 charge?

1. Cu
2. Pb
3. Li
4. Zn

37. ......................typically form ions with a 2+ charge.

1. Alkaline earth metals
2. Halogens
3. Chalcogens
4. Alkali metals

38. Aluminum forms an ion with a charge of

1. 2+
2. -1
3. 3+
4. -2

39. Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the general formula Al₂X₃. Element X must be from Group......................of the Periodic Table of Elements.

1. 3A (13)
2. 4A (14)
3. 5A (15)
4. 6A (16)

40. Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the general formula AlX. Element X is a diatomic gas at room temperature. Element X must be

1. sulfur
2. fluorine
3. Bromine
4. nitrogen

41. Anions tend to be......................and cations tend to be......................

1. metals, metals
2. nonmetals, nonmetals
3. metals, nonmetals
4. nonmetals, metals

42. Anions tend to have a......................charge and cations tend to have a......................charge.

1. positive, positive
2. negative, negative
3. positive, negative
4. negative, positive

43. Barium forms an ion with a charge of

1. 1+
2. -2
3. 3+
4. 2+

44. Barium reacts with a polyatomic ion to form a compound with the general formula Ba₃(X)₂. What would be the most likely formula for the compound formed between sodium and the polyatomic ion X?

1. NaX
2. Na2X
3. Na2X2
4. Na3X

45. Bromine forms an ion with a charge of

1. 2+
2. -3
3. 1+
4. -1