What are three properties of Ionic bonds?
high melting and boiling points, being hard and brittle, and conducting electricity only when dissolved in water
Name the type of bond that begins with the letter C.
Covalent bond.
What are three properties of covalent bonds?
does not conduct electricity, lower melting and boiling points, soft and flexible
What does soluble mean?
If a substance dissolves in water, that makes the substance soluble.
True or False: Covalent bonds create ions
false
What are three properties of metallic bonds?
does not dissolve, conducts electricity, malleable and hard solids.
What happens to valence electrons in metallic bonds?
Valence electrons are free to move about the substance: a sea of delocalised electrons
If I have a bond made up of only metal atoms what type of bond is it?
metallic
How many types of bonds did we learn about? name them.
3 types of bonds. ionic, covalent, metallic
How does the Octet rule apply in ionic bonds?
It applies because the atoms want to have 8 electrons in the outer shell.