Ionic and Covalent Bonds

What is ionic bonding?

• Sharing of electrons between nonmetals

• Complete transfer of valence electrons between a metal and a non-metal

• Sharing of electrons between metals

• Transfer of electrons between nonmetals

What is covalent bonding?

• A) Sharing of electrons between nonmetals

• B) Complete transfer of valence electrons between a metal and a non-metal

• C) Sharing of electrons between metals

• D) Transfer of electrons between nonmetals.

In ionic bonding, what happens to the metal?

• It gains electrons

• It loses electrons to become a positively charged cation

• It shares electrons

• It remains neutral

In covalent bonding, what happens to the electrons?

• They are shared between nonmetals

• They are transferred from metal to non-metal

• They are lost by the metal

• They are gained by the non-metal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Label the compound PBr3 as either ionic or covalent.

• Ionic

• Covalent

Label the compound CF4 as either ionic or covalent.

• Ionic

• Covalent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Label the compound Na2O as either ionic or covalent.

• Ionic

• Covalent

Label the compound P2S3 as either ionic or covalent.

• Ionic

• Covalent

Label the compound NO as either ionic or covalent.

• Ionic

• Covalent

Label the compound MgF2 as either ionic or covalent.

• Ionic

• Covalent