Ionic Covalent and Metallic Bonding

Why do bonds form?

• To fill the valence shell of electrons for the elements involved

• to release energy stored in the bonds

• because whenever you mix two chemicals, there will be a reaction

• because of attraction

What type of bond is present when electrons are freely shared between metal atoms?

• Metallic

• Ionic

• Covalent

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Identify the following compound as metallic, ionic or covalent: SO₂

• ionic

• covalent

• metallic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Sodium chloride, NaCl

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Metallic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Water, H₂O

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Metallic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Cobalt (II) chloride, CoCl₂

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Metallic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which formula represents an ionic compound?

• CaCl₂

• CH₃OH

• CH₄

• H₂

What type of bond involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Metallic

• Hydrogen

Which of the following compounds is most likely to have a metallic bond?

• NaCl

• H_2O

• Fe

• CO_2

What is the primary characteristic of a covalent bond?

• Electrons are transferred

• Electrons are shared

• Electrons are free to move

• Electrons are lost

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1