AQA GCSE CHEMISTRY- IONIC BONDING
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatNisNanNionicNbond?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANchemicalNbondNformedNbetweenNtwoNionsN(aNmetalNandNaNnon-metal)NwithNoppositeNcharges.
DescribeNtheNprocessNwhichNcreatesNanNionicNbond.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNaNmetalNatomNreactsNwithNaNnonNmetalNatom,NelectronsNinNtheNouterNshellNofNtheNmetalNareNtransf
erred.NTheNmetalNionsNloseNelectronsNtoNbecomeNaNpositiveNionNandNnon-
metalNatomsNgainNelectronsNtoNbecomeNnegativeNions.
WhichNgroupNdoNionsNproducedNbyNmetalsNinNgroupsN1NandNtwoNandNnon-
metalsNinNgroupsN7NandN8NhaveNtheNsameNelectronicNconfigurationNas?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNnobleNgassesN(groupN0)
WhatNtypeNofNdiagramNrepresentsNtheNelectronNtransferNduringNionicNbonding?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNdotNandNcrossNdiagram
WhatNwouldNbeNtheNchargeNofNaNpotassiumNionNinNanNionicNbond?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-+
DefineNionicNcompound.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANcompoundNcomposedNofNpositiveNandNnegativeNions
WhatNareNionicNcompoundsNheldNtogetherNby?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ElectrostaticNforcesNofNattractionNbetweenNoppositelyNchargedNions
WhatNtypeNofNcompoundNdoesNthisNimageNrepresent?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AnNionicNcompound.
WhatNareNtheNlimitationsNofNusingNaNdotNandNcrossNdiagramNtoNrepresentNaNgiantNionicNstructure?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheyNdon'tNshowNtheNsizeNofNtheNionsNorNtheNstructureNofNtheNcompound.
WhatNareNtheNlimitationsNtoNusingNballNandNstickNdiagramsNtoNrepresentNaNgiantNionicNstructure?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNmodelNisn'tNtoNscaleNsoNtheNrelativeNsizeNofNionsNmayNnotNbeNshownNandNinNreality,NthereNaren'tNgapsN
betweenNtheNparticles.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatNisNanNionicNbond?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANchemicalNbondNformedNbetweenNtwoNionsN(aNmetalNandNaNnon-metal)NwithNoppositeNcharges.
DescribeNtheNprocessNwhichNcreatesNanNionicNbond.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNaNmetalNatomNreactsNwithNaNnonNmetalNatom,NelectronsNinNtheNouterNshellNofNtheNmetalNareNtransf
erred.NTheNmetalNionsNloseNelectronsNtoNbecomeNaNpositiveNionNandNnon-
metalNatomsNgainNelectronsNtoNbecomeNnegativeNions.
WhichNgroupNdoNionsNproducedNbyNmetalsNinNgroupsN1NandNtwoNandNnon-
metalsNinNgroupsN7NandN8NhaveNtheNsameNelectronicNconfigurationNas?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNnobleNgassesN(groupN0)
WhatNtypeNofNdiagramNrepresentsNtheNelectronNtransferNduringNionicNbonding?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNdotNandNcrossNdiagram
WhatNwouldNbeNtheNchargeNofNaNpotassiumNionNinNanNionicNbond?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-+
DefineNionicNcompound.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANcompoundNcomposedNofNpositiveNandNnegativeNions
WhatNareNionicNcompoundsNheldNtogetherNby?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ElectrostaticNforcesNofNattractionNbetweenNoppositelyNchargedNions
WhatNtypeNofNcompoundNdoesNthisNimageNrepresent?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AnNionicNcompound.
WhatNareNtheNlimitationsNofNusingNaNdotNandNcrossNdiagramNtoNrepresentNaNgiantNionicNstructure?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheyNdon'tNshowNtheNsizeNofNtheNionsNorNtheNstructureNofNtheNcompound.
WhatNareNtheNlimitationsNtoNusingNballNandNstickNdiagramsNtoNrepresentNaNgiantNionicNstructure?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNmodelNisn'tNtoNscaleNsoNtheNrelativeNsizeNofNionsNmayNnotNbeNshownNandNinNreality,NthereNaren'tNgapsN
betweenNtheNparticles.