Ionic Bond Worksheet - Grade 6 Science
Explore the fundamentals of ionic bonds, including electron transfer, ion formation, and compound properties, with this engaging worksheet for Grade 6 science students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of ionic bonds.
An ionic bond is a type of chemical bond that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions. It is formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
Atoms try to achieve a stable electron configuration, usually by having a full outer shell of electrons (like noble gases). To do this, some atoms will lose electrons to become positively charged ions (cations), and other atoms will gain electrons to become negatively charged ions (anions).
1. What happens to electrons during the formation of an ionic bond?
They are shared between atoms.
They are transferred from one atom to another.
They are destroyed.
They remain in their original atoms.
2. An atom that loses electrons becomes a:
Anion
Cation
Neutral atom
Molecule
3. Ionic bonds are formed between a and a .
4. The force of attraction between oppositely charged ions is called an attraction.
5. Explain in your own words how sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) atoms form an ionic bond to create sodium chloride (NaCl).
Observe the illustration below showing the formation of an ionic bond.
6. Ionic compounds are generally good conductors of electricity in their solid state.
True
False
7. Atoms form ionic bonds to achieve a stable electron configuration.
True
False