Chemical Bonding Practice

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What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonding?

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Ionic bonding involves the transfer of electrons, while covalent bonding involves the sharing of electrons.

Front

Which type of bonding involves the transfer of electrons?

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Ionic bonding

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In an ionic bond, which type of atoms tend to lose electrons?

Back

metal atoms

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In a covalent bond, how do atoms share electrons?

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By overlapping their outermost electron orbitals.

Front

What is a Lewis structure?

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A Lewis structure is a diagram that represents the bonding between atoms in a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

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How many electrons are typically shared in a single covalent bond?

Back

2

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What is the charge of an ion formed in an ionic bond?

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Positive or negative

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What is the octet rule?

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Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve a full outer shell of eight electrons.

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Example of a compound formed by ionic bonding: potassium bromide (KBr), carbon dioxide (CO2), sodium chloride (NaCl), magnesium sulfate (MgSO4)

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sodium chloride (NaCl)

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Example of a compound formed by covalent bonding: NaCl, HCl, H2O, CO2

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H2O