METU DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL

CHEMISTRY COURSE 9TH GRADE WORKSHEET

IONIC COMPOUNDS

Name: Class: Number:

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable terms from the table given below.

ionic doublet CO solid give

fixed position positively high negatively Co
cation anion O2 movable low
gain liquid low covalent bond octet
atom monatomic cation monatomic anion polyatomic anion polyatomic cation
valence electrons core electrons covalent crystal lattice ionic bond

a) The tendency of atoms to have 8 electrons in their last shell is known as ………….
octet rule.
give electrons, nonmetals tend to …….……
b) Metals tend to …………... gain electrons to reach noble gas
electron configuration.

high melting points due to ionic lattice structure.

c) Ionic compounds have ………….

d) The metal name is followed by a Roman numeral in parentheses in naming ionic

……..…… compounds.

liquidstate or when dissolved in water as the ions are

e) Ionic compounds conduct electricity in ………….
movable
…………….

Co is an element molecule, however ……..…….

f) ................ CO is a compound molecule.
positively
g) When an atom loses an electron, it forms a ……………. charged ion, cation
…….………
polyatomic
h) Ions can be monatomic or polyatomic. CO3-2 is an example of …………… and Al+3 is an example of
…………………anion
monoatomic anion

valance electrons
i) ………..…… are the electrons found in the outer shell of an atom.

2. Complete the following table.

Element Shell electron Number of Lewis Possible Lewis structure

configuration valence structure of oxidation of the most
electrons atom number common ion
8O
2-6 6 -2
17Cl
2-8-7 7 -1
13Al
2-8-3 3 3
20Ca
2-8-8-2 2 2
3. Draw Lewis structure of the compounds formed by following elements.

a) 13 Al and 8O c) 20Ca and 17Cl

b) 12Mg and 8O d) 19K and 7N

4. Write the chemical formulas of the following compounds.

Iron (III) sulfide Fe 2 S3 Sodium iodide Nal

Zinc nitrate Mercury(I) carbonateHg2CO3

Ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4 Aluminium chloride AlCl3

Calcium nitride Ca3N2 Silver nitrate AgNO3
Copper(I) oxide Cu2O Potassium hydride kH

5. Name each of the following compounds.

LiBr lithium bromide CrS chromium sulfide

BaF2 barium floride CuCl2 coppen( ) chloride
Mg(OH)2 magnesium hydroxide K 2O potassium oxide
Al2(SO4)3 aluminium sulfate MnO manganese( ) oxide
(NH4)2Cr2O7 ammonium dichromate SrCO3 strontium carbonate