Ionic Compounds

A compound that is composed of cations, cat-ions

and anions an - i - ons and held together by electrostatic forces is called an ionic compound. An ionic compound is overall electrically neutral and typically formed between metals and non-metals.

Examples of ionic compounds are:

• NaBr N-a B-r - sodium bromide
• NaKN-a K - potassium bromide
• NaCl N-a C-l - sodium chloride
• NaF N-a F - sodium fluoride
• KI K I - potassium iodide
• KCl K C-l - potassium chloride
• CaCl2 C-a C-l 2 - calcium chloride
• K2O K 2 O - potassium oxide
• MgO M-g O - magnesium oxide