What is an ion?
A charged atom
How many valence electrons does Aluminum (Al) have?
3
What is a cation?
An atom with a positive charge.
Would 2 positive ions create a chemical bond? Why?
No, because like charges do not attract.
Calcium can bond with which element to create an ionic bond: K, Cl, Mg, Na (and why)
Cl because Ca is a metal (pos) and Cl is a nonmetal (neg)
Water is made when oxygen is bonded to another element with covalent bonds. What is the other element and how many atoms of that element is needed?
The other element is hydrogen, and two hydrogen atoms are needed.
What would an atom have to do to become a positively charged ion?
Lose an electron
What specific part of the atom creates chemical bonds?
valence electrons
What would an atom have to do to become a negatively charged ion?
gain an electron