What type of charge do ionic compounds have?

Answer 1

Ionic compounds are neutrally charged.

However, they are composed of oppositely charged ions.

Using sodium chloride (NaCl) as an example.

NaCl does not have a charge.

However, the two ions that compose sodium chloride are charged.

The sodium cation has a charge of '+1' and the chloride anion has a charge of '-1'

They are symbolised as Na^(+) & Cl^(-).

Because they are oppositely charged (+/-) and the charge is of the same numerical value at '1' , they combine by electrostatic attraction, to become neutrally charged compound.

Here is the reaction eq'n

Na^(+) + Cl^(-) = NaCl(s)

For Magnesium oxide it is Mg^(2+) + O^(2-) = MgO(s)

Notice again the charges are opposite and the same numerical value. The product is neutrally charged.

A third example is potassium oxide. it is

K^(+) + K(+) + O^(2-) =>

2K^(+) + O^(2-) = K2O(s)

Notice in this case that we need TWO(2) singly charged potassium ions to balance the double negative (2-) of the oxide ion . Hence the neutrally charged molecule.

All these molecules are ionic and neutrally charged, There are many more ionic molecules.

Hope that helps!!!!!

Answer 2

Ionic compounds have an overall neutral charge. This is because they are formed by the attraction between positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, which cancel each other out to give a neutral compound.

Answer 3

Positive, cation, +,

or negative, anion, -

Answer 4

All compounds have a neutral charge; the charge of individual ions and radicals cance each other out in terms of the overall structure.

Answer 5

What charge does each of the following elements have in an ionic compound?

Mg,K Rb,F,O,Ag,N,Cd,

Answer 6

It is neutral because you still have the same numbers of protons and neutrons as you did originally their just in different places.