Ionic Bonding and Ionic Compounds Objective Question and Answer
Ionic Bonding and Ionic Compounds MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 2 for Practice
31. Which of the following compounds would you expect to be ionic?
Correct Answer is: SrCl2
32. Which one of the following compounds is chromium(III) oxide?
Correct Answer is: Cr2O3
33. Which one of the following compounds is copper(I) chloride?
Correct Answer is: CuCl
34. Which pair of elements is most likely to form an ionic compound with each other?
Correct Answer is: barium, Chlorine
35. Which species below is the nitride ion?
Correct Answer is: N3-
36. Of the following metal ions, which would be MOST likely to have a +4 charge?
Correct Answer is: Pb
37. ......................typically form ions with a 2+ charge.
Correct Answer is: Chalcogens
38. Aluminum forms an ion with a charge of
Correct Answer is: 3+
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.
Correct Answer is: 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
Correct Answer is: nitrogen
41. Anions tend to be......................and cations tend to be......................
Correct Answer is: nonmetals, metals
42. Anions tend to have a......................charge and cations tend to have a......................charge.
Correct Answer is: negative, positive
43. Barium forms an ion with a charge of
Correct Answer is: 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?
Correct Answer is: Na3X
45. Bromine forms an ion with a charge of
Correct Answer is: -1
46. Calcium forms an ion with a charge of
Correct Answer is: 2+
47. Chromium and chlorine form an ionic compound whose formula is CrCl3. The name of this compound is
Correct Answer is: chromium(III) chloride
48. Element M reacts with fluorine to form an ionic compound with the formula MF3. The M-ion has 18 electrons. Element M is
Correct Answer is: Sc
49. Fluorine forms an ion with a charge of
Correct Answer is: -1
50. How many electrons does the Al3+ ion possess?
Correct Answer is: 10
51. How many total carbonate ions would be present in the formula for aluminum carbonate?
Correct Answer is: 3
52. Iodine forms an ion with a charge of
Correct Answer is: -1
53. Magnesium reacts with a certain element to form a compound with the general formula MgX. What would the most likely formula be for the compound formed between Lithium and element X?
Correct Answer is: Li2X
54. Metals tend to......................electrons and nonmetals tend to......................electrons.
Correct Answer is: lose, gain
55. Of the choices below, which one is not an ionic compound?
Correct Answer is: PCl5
56. Oxygen forms an ion with a charge of
Correct Answer is: -2
57. Predict the charge of the most stable ion of P
Correct Answer is: -3
58. Predict the charge of the most stable ion of S
Correct Answer is: -2
59. Predict the formula of the ionic compound that forms from aluminum and oxygen.
Correct Answer is: Al2O3
60. Predict the formula of the ionic compound that forms from Calcium and Fluorine.
