1.

(a) Define each of the following:

(i) ionic bond is a connection between two ions with opposite charges. When a positive and a negative
ion form a chemical bond, it's an ionic bond.

(ii) binary compound is a compound made up of two elements.

(b) A new element, "X", is discovered and found to have 2 electrons in its outer level. Is X a metal or non-
metal? Predict the formula its ion would have in any ionic compounds it forms.

2. Write the formulas and names of the binary ionic compounds of the following elements. Do not
attempt to write equations for their formation at this stage.

(i) lithium and bromine LiBr

(ii) barium and oxygen BaO

(iii) aluminium and fluorine AlF3

(iv) sodium and sulfur Na2S

(v) magnesium and nitrogen Mg3N2

(vi) rubidium and chlorine RbCl

(vii) caesium and phosphorus Cs3PO4

(viii) potassium and iodine KI

(ix) calcium and selenium CaSe

(x) strontium and chlorine SrCl2

(xi) lithium and oxygen Li2O

(xii) magnesium and bromine MgBr2

(xiii) rubidium and nitrogen RbNO3

(xiv) calcium and fluorine CaF2

(xv) aluminium and sulfur Al2S3

(xvi) caesium and selenium Cs2Se

(xvii) barium and phosphorus Ba3(PO4)2

(xviii) sodium and nitrogen Na3N

(xix) potassium and chlorine KCl

(xx) strontium and iodine SrI2

3. Give the formula for each of the following binary compounds.

(i) silver iodide AgI

(vi) manganese(II) sulfide MnS

(ii) magnesium chloride MgCl2

(vii) mercury(II) oxide HgO

(iii) copper(II) oxide CuO

(viii) iron(II) bromide FeBr2

(iv) copper(I) oxide Cu2O

(ix) aluminium oxide Al2O3

(v) barium nitride Ba(NO3)2

(x) iron(III) chloride FeCl3

4. Write the name for each of the following compounds.

(i) AgCl Silver chloride

(ii) Mg3N2 Magnesium nitride

(iii) CaBr2 Calcium bromide

(iv) Al2O3 Aluminium oxide

(v) CuCl2 Copper(II) chloride

(vi) PbO Lead(II) oxide

(vii) MnS Manganese(II) sulfide

(viii) ZnI2 Zinc iodide

(ix) KCl Potassium chloride

(x) Ca3P2 Calcium phosphide

(xi) CrCl3 Chromium(III) chloride

(xii) BaSe Barium Selenide

(xiii) CoCl2 Cobalt(II) chloride

(xiv) Fe2O3 Iron(III) oxide

(xv) FeCl2 Iron(II) chloride

(xvi) SrI2 Strontium iodide

(xvii) SnBr2 Tin(II) bromide

(xviii) MgO Magnesium oxide

(xix) Rb3N Rubidium Nitride

(xx) LiF Lithium fluoride

(xxi) PtBr2 Platinum bromide

(xxii) Bi2O3 Bismuth oxide

(xxiii) AuCl3 Gold(III) chloride

5. Give the formula for each of the following binary compounds.

(i) cadmium fluoride CdF2

(ii) strontium chloride SrCl2

(iii) cobalt(II) sulfide CoS

(iv) lead(II) iodide PbI2

(v) tin(II) oxide SnO

(vi) iron(III) oxide Fe2O3

(vii) chromium(III) nitride CrN

(viii) calcium bromide CaBr2

(ix) potassium oxide K2O

(x) sodium phosphide Na3P