What is the Lewis dot structure for sodium cation?
[Na]^+
100
does Rb make a cation or an anion?
What is cation
200
How many valence electrons does Al have?
What is 3
200
Name Ca3N2
What is calcium nitride
200
What is wrong with the formula lIcL?
What is wrong letters capitalized
200
What is the lewis dot structure of O?
What is O with 6 dots
200
Why doesn't group 14 generally make ions?
it takes too much energy to gain or lose 4 electrons
300
How do you use valence electrons to figure out ion charge?
What is more than 4 subtract 8 from valence electrons (negative), less than 4 the charge is the same as valence electrons (positive)
300
name SrI2
What is Strontium Iodide
300
What is wrong with the formula: CaF?
you need a 2 after F
300
What is the Lewis dot structure for hydrogen in both ion forms?
see picture
300
what is wrong with the name Iodine Potassium
the cation and anion are switched and it should end in ide
400
How do you figure out valence electrons using the periodic table?
What is group number if less than 10 otherwise digit in ones place
400
11th grade question: What is the name of Fe2O3?
10th grade question: What is the name of K3P?
What is iron(III) oxide
Potassium Phosphide
400
What is the compound formula for Aluminum Sulfide?
Al2S3
400
How many dots do you draw for most anions?
What is 8
400
What is wrong with the compound name of Barium Bromine
it should be barium bromide
500
What is one of the exceptions to the octet rule?
He, H, Be, Li, B, transition metals
500
11th grade question: How is naming polyatomic anions different from naming regular single element anions?
10th grade question: What are the steps in naming ionic compounds?
don't change the ending to ide
write cation, write anion, change ending of anion to ide
500
What are the steps in the criss cross method?
1. Write ions with charges included
2. criss cross
3. remove -/+ and 1s
4. reduce to lowest terms
500
How many dots are drawn for any cation?
What is 0
500
How are ionic bonds formed?
electrons are transfered from a one atom to another, forming a cation and an anion with opposite charges that are attracted to each other