1. Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds
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In many coastal countries that have warm, relatively dry climates, salt is produced by the evaporation of seawater. You will learn how cations and anions combine to form stable compounds such as sodium chloride.

2. Formation of Ionic Compounds
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Formation of Ionic Compounds
Formation of Ionic Compounds
What is the electrical charge of an ionic compound?
Compounds composed of cations and anions are called ionic compounds.
Although they are composed of ions, ionic compounds are electrically neutral.
Aluminum metal and the nonmetal bromine react to form an ionic solid, aluminum bromide.

3. Formation of Ionic Compounds
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Formation of Ionic Compounds
Ionic Bonds
The electrostatic forces that hold ions together in ionic compounds are called ionic bonds.

4. Formation of Ionic Compounds
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Formation of Ionic Compounds
Formula Units
A chemical formula shows the kinds and numbers of atoms in the smallest representative unit of a substance.
A formula unit is the lowest whole-number ratio of ions in an ionic compound.

5. Formation of Ionic Compounds
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Formation of Ionic Compounds
NaCl is the chemical formula for sodium chloride.
Sodium cations and chloride anions form a repeating three-dimensional array in sodium chloride (NaCl). Inferring How does the arrangement of ions in a sodium chloride crystal help explain why the compound is so stable?

6. Conceptual Problem 7.2

7. Conceptual Problem 7.2

8. Conceptual Problem 7.2

9. Conceptual Problem 7.2

10. for Conceptual Problem 7.2
Problem Solving 7.12 Solve Problem 12 with the help of an interactive guided tutorial.

11. Properties of Ionic Compounds
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Properties of Ionic Compounds
The orderly arrangement of component ions produces the beauty of crystalline solids.
The beauty of crystalline solids, such as these, comes from the orderly arrangement of their component ions.

12. Properties of Ionic Compounds
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Properties of Ionic Compounds
The coordination number of an ion is the number of ions of opposite charge that surround the ion in a crystal.
In NaCl, each ion has a coordination number of 6.
Sodium chloride and cesium chloride form cubic crystals. a) In NaCl, each ion has a coordination number of 6. b) In CsCl, each ion has a coordination number of 8. c) Titanium dioxide forms tetragonal crystals. In TiO2, each Ti4+ ion has a coordination number of 6, while each O2- ion has a coordination number of 3.

13. Properties of Ionic Compounds
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Properties of Ionic Compounds
In CsCl, each ion has a coordination number of 8.
In TiO2, each Ti4+ ion has a coordination number of 6, while each O2- ion has a coordination number of 3.
Sodium chloride and cesium chloride form cubic crystals. a) In NaCl, each ion has a coordination number of 6. b) In CsCl, each ion has a coordination number of 8. c) Titanium dioxide forms tetragonal crystals. In TiO2, each Ti4+ ion has a coordination number of 6, while each O2- ion has a coordination number of 3.

14. 7.2 Section Quiz.
1. Which chemical formula is incorrect?
KF2
CaS
MgO
NaBr

15. 7.2 Section Quiz.
2. Ionic compounds can conduct an electric current
only when melted.
when melted or dissolved in water.
only when dissolved in water.
when solid or melted.

16. 7.2 Section Quiz.
3. At room temperature, most ionic compounds are
crystalline solids.
liquids.
gases.
soft, low melting-point solids.