Bonding Practice Set #3

Front

What is responsible for bringing cations and anions together?

Back

The opposite charges are attracted to one another.

Front

What is the basis of a metallic bond?

Back

the attraction between positive metal ions and free floating electrons.

Front

Why do metals conduct?

Back

The electrons are delocalised and able to move.

Front

A mixture of two or more metals is called:

Back

alloy

Front

Which of the following is NOT a property of metals? Hard, Can conduct electricity, Very brittle (breaks easily), Malleable (can bend without breaking)

Back

Very brittle (breaks easily)

Front

"Sea of electrons"

Back

It's what we call all the free floating electrons in a metal.

Front

Covalent bonding occurs between which two types of elements?

Back

nonmetals and nonmetals

Front

A Lewis Dot Diagram shows which electrons?

Back

valence only

Front

A covalent bond can form where an atom has

Back

Unpaired valence electrons