Metallic Compounds - Page 2

Questions
  • How is aluminum oxide a metal compound when it has oxygen in its molecular formula which is a nonmetal?
  • Which pairs are of elements likely to form an ionic bond? Please show formulas of the ionic compounds.
  • Explain why titanium conducts electricity?
  • What is the charge on the cation (#Fe#) if the formula of an ionic compound is #FeS_2#?
  • What would be the correct formula of a ionic compound formed if a certain metal M with valence electron configuration Ns2 reacted with a nonmetal valence electron Ns2Np4?
  • What are comparable properties of Magnesium and Magnesium Oxide?
  • Which of the following solids is the best insulator? Magnesium, iron, gold, or magnesium fluoride?
  • In general, what happens to metals when they form an ion?
  • What do we call for mixture of metal and non metal?
  • Why do ionic compounds conduct electricity?
  • How does oxygen and sodium form a bond?
  • Explain, in terms of bonding and structure, the difference in the melting point between SrCl2 and SiCl4. ?
  • Can non metal conduct electricity?if yes ,how?if no, why?
  • How do ionic bonds conduct electricity?
  • Why do we use terms such as #"ferric"#, and #"ferrous"#?
  • What is a metallic compound?
  • What is the salt formed by chlorine gas and sodium metal?
  • How come ionic bonds do not conduct electricity and metallic bonds do?
  • Sodium sulphide is an ionic compound and written as by showing charges?
  • Why are metallic solids so good at conducting electricity, but ionic solids are non-conductors?