CO O 2
NaCl
H 2
MgO
N 2
Cl 2
K 2 O
LiF
CaO
How many of the above contain ionic bonding in them. Write their formulas below. Write one major
reason that how do you come to know that your given answers contain ionic bonding in them

1) The number of the listed compounds that have ionic bonds between them are 5 compounds

2) Their formulas showing their charges within the compounds are;

NaCl ↔ Na⁺+Cl⁻

MgO ↔ Mg²⁺+O²⁻

K₂O ↔ 2K⁺+O²⁻

LiF ↔Li⁺+F⁻

CaO ↔ Ca⁺+O²⁻

3) The major reason they were selected is because they are compounds formed by the combination of a metal and a nonmetal

Explanation:

1) An ionic bond involves the transfer of an atoms valence to another atom, such that the ions formed by the ionic chemical bond will be oppositely charged

Therefore, metals, which are elements that mainly have a few electrons in their outermost shell, loses their valence electrons and become positively charged, while non metals, which require a few electrons to complete the stable octet electronic configuration, receive the electrons from the metallic atoms and become negatively charged

Therefore, the compounds formed between a metal and a nonmetal in the list are the the compounds containing ionic bonds, including

NaCl, MgO, K₂O, LiF, and CaO

Therefore, 5 compounds contain ionic bonds between them;

2) Their formulas are;

NaCl, MgO, K₂O, LiF, and CaO

3) The major reason that the chosen compounds contain ionic bonding between them is because they involve the combination of a metal and a nonmetal as follows;

a) NaCl → Na⁺ (metal ion) + Cl⁻(nonmetal ion)

b) MgO → Mg²⁺ (metal ion) + O²⁻(nonmetal ion)

c) K₂O → 2K⁺ (metal ion) + O²⁻(nonmetal ion)

d) LiF → Li⁺ (metal ion) + F⁻(nonmetal ion)

e) CaO → Ca⁺ (metal ion) + O²⁻(nonmetal ion)