Bonding Basics
These types of elements form ionic bonds.
What are metals and nonmetals?
Ionic compounds typically have this type of melting point.
What is a high melting point?
This is the formula for sodium chloride.
What is NaCl?
This is the formula for iron(III) oxide.
What is Fe₂O₃?
This is the name of CO₂.
What is carbon dioxide?
These types of elements form covalent bonds.
What are nonmetals?
Covalent compounds do not conduct electricity in water for this reason.
What is because they do not form ions in solution?
This is the name of MgBr₂.
What is magnesium bromide?
This is the name of CuCl₂.
What is copper(II) chloride?
This is the formula for dinitrogen tetroxide.
What is N₂O₄?
This is why atoms form bonds.
What is to achieve a full outer electron shell? or to achieve a more stable arrangement?
This type of bonding creates flexible, low-boiling-point substances.
What is covalent bonding?
This is the formula for lithium oxide.
What is Li₂O?
This is the formula for lead(IV) sulfate.
What is Pb(SO₄)₂?
This is the name of PCl₅.
What is phosphorus pentachloride?
This is what happens to electrons in an ionic bond.
What is transferred between atoms?
A substance that dissolves in water and conducts electricity has this type of bonding.
What is ionic bonding?
This is the name of Ca₃N₂.
What is calcium nitride?
This is the name of Fe₂O₃.
What is iron(III) oxide?
This is the Lewis dot structure for CH₄.
What is ... (draw on board)
This is what happens to electrons in a covalent bond.
What is shared between atoms?
Covalent compounds tend to have this type of boiling point compared to ionic compounds.
What is a lower boiling point?
This is the formula for potassium sulfide.
What is K₂S?
This is the Roman numeral used for cobalt in Co(NO₃)₂.
What is II? (Cobalt(II) nitrate)
This is the molecular shape and polarity of H₂O.
What is a bent shape and a polar molecule?