IB Chemistry SL 2.1.2 Ionic Bonding Question Bank

Practise IB Chemistry SL 2.1.2 by balancing cation and anion charges, naming ionic compounds and explaining the electrostatic attraction in ionic lattices and polyatomic ions.

Exam points

state ionic bonding as electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
write a neutral formula by balancing cation and monatomic or polyatomic anion charges
separate ionic attraction between ions from covalent bonding inside a polyatomic ion

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Iron may be extracted from iron (II) sulfide, FeS.

Iron (II) sulfide, FeS , is ionically bonded.

Describe the bonding in this type of solid.

electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions/between $\mathrm{Fe}^{2+}$ and $\mathrm{S}^{2-}$

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2.1.2—Ionic bonding question 1