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Ionic Charge and Binary Ionic Compound Practice

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Part 1: Review of Valence Electrons and Predicting Ionic Charge

Question 1

1.

How many valence electrons are there in Boron?

Question 2

2.

How many valence electrons does Boron need to be stable?

Question 3

3.

Would it be more efficient for Boron to gain or lose electrons to reach stability?

Question 4

4.

What will the charge (oxidation number) be for Boron after it has gained/lost the needed electrons?

Question 5

5.

How many valence electrons are there in Barium?

Question 6

6.

How many valence electrons does Barium need to be stable?

Question 7

7.

Would it be more efficient for Boron to gain or lose electrons to reach stability?

Question 8

8.

What will the charge (oxidation number) be for Boron after it has gained/lost the needed electrons?

Question 9

9.

How many valence electrons are there in Nitrogen?

Question 10

10.

How many valence electrons does Nitrogen need to be stable?

Question 11

11.

Would it be more efficient for Nitrogen to gain or lose electrons to reach stability?

Question 12

12.

What will the charge (oxidation number) be for Boron after it has gained/lost the needed electrons?

Part 2: Writing Ionic Formulas

Question 13

13.

For the compound Potassium Sulfide, show your work for determining the charge of each ion and writing a balanced formula.

Question 14

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Enter your final answer from the question above to check your answer. No spaces. Subscritps will just be entered as whole numbers. {For example: H2O = H2O}

Question 15

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For the compound Beryllium phosphide, show your work for determining the charge of each ion and writing a balanced formula.

Question 16

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Enter your final answer from the question above to check your answer. No spaces. Subscritps will just be entered as whole numbers. {For example: H2O = H2O}

Question 17

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For the compound Aluminum bromide, show your work for determining the charge of each ion and writing a balanced formula.

Question 18

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Enter your final answer from the question above to check your answer. No spaces. Subscritps will just be entered as whole numbers. {For example: H2O = H2O}

Question 19

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For the compound Gallium nitride, show your work for determining the charge of each ion and writing a balanced formula.

Question 20

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Enter your final answer from the question above to check your answer. No spaces. Subscritps will just be entered as whole numbers. {For example: H2O = H2O}