IB Chemistry HL 2.1.2 Ionic Bonding Questions

Use exam questions to describe electrostatic attraction between ions, construct neutral ionic formulae and separate ionic from covalent bonding.

Exam points

State ionic bonding as electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged cations and anions.
Write a neutral ionic formula or name by balancing cation and monatomic/polyatomic anion charges, including correct subscripts and oxidation-state notation.
Distinguish ionic attraction between ions from covalent bonding within a polyatomic ion or compound containing both bond types.

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Titanium and vanadium are consecutive elements in the first transition metal series.

State the type of bonding in potassium chloride which melts at 1043 K .

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