Bonding and Naming

Match the terms to the definitions.

• covalent bond

• formed with two nonmetals

• ionic bond

• a lasting attraction between atoms or ions

• chemical bond

• Atoms or ions with a positive charge

• cations

• Atoms or ions with a negative charge

• anions

• atoms give and take electrons

Tags

112.43.c.7

112.43.c.7.D

What elements generally make an ionic bond?

• metal and nonmetal

• 2 nonmetals

• metal

• none of the above

What elements generally make a covalent bond?

• metal and nonmetal

• 2 nonmetals

• metal

• none of the above

In chemical compounds, covalent bonds form when

• the electronegativity difference between two atoms is very large.

• electrons are completely transferred between two metals.

• pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetal atoms.

• two nonmetal atoms are attracted to each other by opposite charges.

Predict the bond that will form between Be and F.

• Ionic

• Covalent

Predict the bond that will form between Se and Cl

• Ionic

• Covalent

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The number of _____ is most important in determining how an atoms will bond. 

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Valence Electrons

• Electron sin the innermost shell

Ionic Bonding involves:

• The transfer of protons

• The transfer of neutrons

• The transfer of electrons

• None Of the above

Covalent compounds:

• Share electrons

• Transfer electrons

• Neither

Typically, atoms are more stable when they are

• bonded together

• apart from each other