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Example Question #2041 : Ap Biology
Sodium will react with oxygen and form an ionic compound. Which of the following is false concerning this interaction?
The ionic compound has an overall neutral charge
Sodium has a higher electronegativity than oxygen, causing it to give its electron to oxygen
In this compound, oxygen is the anion while the two sodium atoms are defined as cations
Both oxygen and the two sodiums are given stable octets by creating the ionic compound
The electrons are not equally shared between sodium and oxygen
Sodium has a higher electronegativity than oxygen, causing it to give its electron to oxygen
Electronegativity is defined as the tendency of an atom to attract an electron in a bond that it shares with another atom. Because oxygen wants to receive two elctrons, while both sodiums wish to lose one electron, oxygen has a higher electronegativity than sodium. Typically, electronegativity can be seen as increasing as you go to the top right of the periodic table. For example, fluorine has a higher electronegativity than nitrogen.
Example Question #1 : Help With Ionic Bonds
Ionic bonds most commonly form between which of the following?
A transition metal and a metalloid
A metalloid and a metal
Two non-metals
Metal and nonmetal
Two metals
Metal and nonmetal
Ionic bonds most commonly form between metals and non-metals. Non-metals have high electronegativities and metals have low electronegativities. In these type of bonds, electrons are transferred from the metal to the non-metal because of the large difference in electronegativities. The non-metal will try to gain an electron (high electronegativity) and the metal will try to donate an electron (low electronegativity). The result is a complete electron transfer, known as an ionic bond.
Example Question #1 : Help With Ionic Bonds
A large difference in which atomic property between two atoms will result in an ionic bond?
Electronegativity
Atomic charge
Atomic mass
Ionization energy
Ionic radius
Electronegativity
Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract an electron. Elements with very high electronegativities are found at the upper right of the periodic table, while those with low electronegativities are found at the lower left. When two atoms have a very large difference in electronegativity, one atom will have a much greater tendency to attract an electron than the other. As a result, the more electronegative element will pull an electron away from the less electronegative element, creating an electron transfer. This transfer is an ionic bond.
Most non-metals have very high electronegativities, while most metals have very low electronegativities. This is why ionic bonds usually form between a metal atom and a non-metal atom.
Example Question #1 : Help With Ionic Bonds
Which of the following describes ionic bonds?
An electron is donated from one atom to another
A proton is donated from one atom to another
Ionic bonds are weak, transient bonds between two water molecules
An electron is shared between two atoms
A proton is shared between two atoms
An electron is donated from one atom to another
There are two primary types of intramolecular bonds: ionic bonds and covalent bonds. In an ionic bond, an electron is transferred (donated) from one atom to the other, usually allowing both atoms to satisfy the octet rule. In a covalent bond, electrons are shared between two atoms in order to allow both to satisfy the octet rule.
Ionic bonds usually form between a metal and a non-metal. HCl, NaCl, and NaOH are all examples of molecules that contain ionic bonds.
Example Question #81 : Understand Basic Chemistry
Which of the following describes an ionic bond?
A type of electrostatic interaction between polar molecules that occurs when a hydrogen atom binds to a highly electronegative atom such as oxygen, fluroine, or nitrogen
A type of chemical bond in which two anions combine to form a single compound
None of these
A type of chemical bond in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another in order for both atoms to have a full valence shell
A type of chemical bond that involves the sharing of one or more electron pairs between atoms
A type of chemical bond in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another in order for both atoms to have a full valence shell
Ionic bonds occur when there is a large electronegativity difference between two atoms, such as elemental between fluorine and potassium. The transfer of one electron will fill the valence electron shell of both atoms. Remember that ionic bonds result in ions, or charged species. A covalent bond is a chemical bond in which two atoms share one or more electrons, but the electron(s) is/are never fully donated or accepted.
Example Question #31 : Compounds And Bonding
Which of the following molecules has only ionic bonds?
An ionic bond is a complete transfer of electrons between atoms which forms a cation and an anion. A metal (cation) tends to gain electron(s) and a non-metal tends to lose electron(s). Both act to satisfy their octets and the electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged atoms holds them together.
Diatomic chlorine forms covalent bonds since they are equal in terms of electronegativities.
forms a polar covalent bond based on the two atom's differing electronegativities, and on the fact that both atoms are nonmetals.
has both ionic bonds (between the metal and polyatomic ion) and covalent bonds within the polyatomic ion. Since we are only looking for ionic bonds,
is the correct answer.
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