Charges of Ions Worksheet Name 1 What isan ion? How does an atom become anion? 3, Whatis the charge ona cation? (circle one) positive or negative 4, What type of elements become cations? (circle one) metals or onmetals 4. What is the charge on an anion? (circle one) positive or negative ‘What type of elements became anions? (circle one) metals or ponmetals 5. What does a oman numeral tell you when itis written ater an element? 6. Write the symbols and charges forthe atoms given below and then identify it a anioneation and metaVnonmetal ‘ement | symbol and charge | metal or nonmetal | anion or cation calcium ca? metal cation bromine Br nonmetal anion iron sin) fvorine ioine phosphorus | copper ch lithium sluminum sulfur manganeseV) ctilorine oyeJON REVIEW WUKKSHEE rage ore ‘Name: Hour: TON WORKSHEET Valence electrons 1. What isa valence electron and why are they important toa chemist? 2, Whats the periodic trend for valence electrons when looking atthe representative elements? 3. How many valence electrons are there an atom of oxygen? 4. Valence electrons can be shown using Lewis strucre. What is another name for a Lewis structure? 5. Draw out the Lewis structure fr... ‘a calcium b. oxygen 6. Elements that ae classified as, tend to form cations and those elements that are classified as Tend to Form anions, 7. Acation__ electrons causing the ion to have charge and an anion lesions Gausing ito have age 8. Fillin the information missing from the table below. ‘Atom | Atomic | Pol [Wel [Mass [WoF | Electrons Cation # protons | neutrons |# | Valence | are lost or or a ined Anion Posassium w 16 16 [36 a oo ‘Alumina z w 206 itp:/webstillwaterk12.mn.us/-handbergg/Chemlnfo/Uniti/ION_WS.htm 1030/2012Name. : _ Block__ Date Jon Formation 1. Define the following terms: Ton Anion Cation 2." How are ions formed by the loss or gain of electrons? 3. What ion(s) might be formed from the following atoms: Potassium: K Phosphorus: P ‘Magnesium: Mg Aluminum: Al Bromine: Br Hydrogen: H Oxygen: 0 Helium: He 4. Predict which of the following ions would be likely to form (answer yes or n0): Na* Br cr Ne~ : cat Nevlease draw the following elements using the Lewis Dot Stracture method. 1. carbon 2. Potassium 3. Argon 4. Sulfur 5. lodine 6. Callum 2. Alumiou 8. Nitrogen