1. An ionic compound composed of at least one polyatomic ion is called a ____ionic compound.?

Question

1. An ionic compound composed of at least one polyatomic ion is called a ____ionic compound.

2. What is a binary ionic compound?

3. In a covalent bond, the electrons in the bond are _______.

4. What is a covalent compound?

What type of bond would be created between:

5. Silicon and Oxygen atoms

6. Two Nitrogen atoms

7. Sodium and Nitrogen atoms

8. How many pairs of electrons are involved in a covalent bond?

Answer 1

1. mixed
2. A compound with two elements, one of which is usually a metal (that lost one or more electrons) and a nonmetal (which usually gained one or more electrons).
3. shared
4. A compound in which all atoms share electrons with one or more neighboring atoms (the atoms are all covalently bonded).
5. usually ionic, but sometimes considered partially covalent (see the references below).
6. covalent
7. ionic
8. just one pair