GCSE Ionic Bonding Crossword Puzzle (With Answers)

This ten word crossword puzzle is designed to review the key vocabulary found in the ionic bonding topic, and is suitable for GCSE and IGCSE Level students.

Clues and answers are as follows:

• anion: A negative ion
• cation: A positive ion
• lost: Positive ions are formed when electrons are ____
• gained: Negative ions are formed when electrons are ______
• oppositely: An ionic bond is defined as the electrostatic force of attraction that exists between two ________ charged ions
• metals: These usually form positive ions
• nonmetals: These usually form negative ions
• chloride: This is the name of the negative ion found in table salt
• lattice: Many ions join together to form a large _______ structure
• soluble: Ionic compounds are usually _______ in water