Ionic v. Covalent

Ionic Compounds FW

100

Aluminum Oxide

Al₂O₃

200

Strontium carbide

SrC₂

300

Calcium Phosphate

Ca₃(PO₄)₂

400

Zinc (II) Carbonate

ZnCO₃

500

Titanium (IV) hydroxide

Ti(OH)₄

Naming Ionic Compounds

100

KCl

potassium chloride

200

CaBr₂

Calcium bromide

300

Al₂S₃

Aluminum sulfide

400

MgSO₄

Magnesium sulfate

500

FeCl₃

Iron (III) Chloride

Covalent Compounds FW

100

Carbon monoxide

CO

200

Dinitrogen trioxide

N₂O₃

300

Sulfur hexafluoride

SF₆

400

Dinitrogen pentoxide

N₂O₅

500

Diphosphorus pentasulfide

P₂S₅

Naming Covalent Compounds

100

N₂O

Dinitrogen monoxide

200

PCl₃

Phosphorus trichloride

300

IF₅

iodine pentafluoride

400

NH₃

Nitrogen trihydride

500

N₂H₄

Dinitrogen tetrahydride

Mixed Ionic and Covalent

100

What is the ionic charge of oxygen?

2-

200

A compound formed by the electrostatic attraction between a metal cation and a nonmetal anion.

ionic

300

A compound formed when two nonmetals share electrons.

covalent

400

What is being transferred in ionic compounds? 

electrons

500

Are ions made up of two or more atoms that are covalently bonded but together act as a single charged unit.

Polyatomic ions