CHEMISTRY READING GUIDE
CHAPTER 8 IONIC COMPOUNDS
8.1 FORMING CHEMICAL BONDS P 210
A. Define CATION
B. Define ANION
Properties of Ionic Compounds
C. Use the fact that ionic bonds are very strong bonds to explain the following:
i. Ionic compounds have high melting points
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NAMES AND FORMULAS FOR IONIC COMPOUNDS P 221
D. Define FORMULA UNIT and give one example
E. Define MONATOMIC ION and give one example
F. Define POLYATOMIC ION and give one example
ii. Ionic compounds have high boiling points
G. Define OXYANION and give one example
iii. Ionic compounds form crystals
H. The 5 rules for naming ionic compounds are on page 226. Reword them to make
them much shorter and simpler:
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iiii. Ionic compounds are brittle (can crack)
iiiii. ionic compounds are rigid
Answer the following book questions on page 220:
12. What is an IONIC BOND?
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13. How does an ionic bond form?
14. List three properties associated with ionic compounds
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15. Describe the arrangement of ions in a crystal lattice
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16. What is Lattice energy and how is it involved in an ionic bond?
17. Use the concepts of ionic radii and lattice energy to account for the trend in the
table of melting points on page 220.
BOOK QUESTION 38. What subscripts would most likely be used if the following
substances formed ionic compounds?
a. an alkali metal and a halogen
b. an alkali metal and a non metal from group 6A
c. an alkaline earth metal and a halogen
d. an alkaline earth metal and a nonmetal from group 6A
e. a metal from group 3A and a halogen