Forming Compounds

Question 1

What is Ionic bonding?

Answer 1

A bond between a metal and nonmetal where the metal will lose e (cation) and the nonmetal will gain e (anion)

Question 2

Ionic bonds: what do they exist as?

Answer 2

Ions!

Question 3

Ionic bonds: what state are they usually?

Answer 3

Solid

Question 4

Ionic bonds: what do they have alternating things of?

Answer 4

+ve and -ve charges

Question 5

Ionic bonds: do they conduct electricity? What is it called?

Answer 5

Only dissolved in water or in molten state. Called electrolyte.

Question 6

Ionic Bonds: low or high boiling and melting points?

Answer 6

High bc strong force of attraction, therefore takes a lot to break them.

Question 7

Ionic bonds: Know how to do the lewis dot diagram

Answer 7

See notes

Question 8

What are covalent bonds?

Answer 8

A bond between 2 nonmetals that share electrons.

Question 9

Covalent bonds: are they ions?

Answer 9

NO! They share e s

Question 10

Covalent bonds: do they conduct electricity?

Answer 10

NO! Non electrolyte

Question 11

Covalent bonds: lower or higher boiling/melting points?

Answer 11

Lower. Bonds not as strong.

Question 12

Covalent bonds: state(s) at room temp?

Answer 12

Soft solids or liquids or gasses

Question 13

Covalent bonds: know lewis dot diagrams

Answer 13

see notes

Question 14

Covalent bonds: what is a single bond?

Answer 14

A single bond is 2 atoms sharing 2 e s

Question 15

Covalent bonds: what is a double bond?

Answer 15

2 atoms sharing 4 e s

Question 16

Covalent bonds: what is a triple bond?

Answer 16

2 atoms sharing 6 e s

Question 17

What does COOH look like

Answer 17

V-shape, see notes

Question 18

What does C(6)H(6) look like

Answer 18

Ring, see notes