Covalent Bonding

Covalent bonds are formed through the ____ of valence electrons

• Transfer
• Sharing
• Donation
• Removal

Which of the following elements are stable?

• Helium
• Sodium
• Carbon
• Hydrogen

Anions are...

• Negatively charged
• Positively charged

Cations are...

• Negatively charged
• Positively charged

Anions are negatively charged because...

• They must lose electrons to become stable
• They must gain electrons to become stable

Covalent bonds form between a _____________ and a ____________.

• metal, nonmetal

• metal, metal

• nonmetal, nonmetal

According to the octet rule most elements need _______ valence electrons to be stable.

• 2

• 8

• 6

• 18

A covalent bond is where the electrons are ____________.

An ionic bond is where the electrons are _____________.

• transferred, shared

• shared, transferred

Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 

• Blue
• Red
• Green

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Nonmetal elements form bonds by...

• sharing valence electrons to be stable

• sharing protons to be stable

• transferring valence electrons to be stable

• transferring protons to be stable

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1