Bonding Flashcards
1
Q
Three main types of bonding
A
Covalent
Molecular
Ionic
2
Q
What kind of atoms are involved in IONIC bonds.
A
Metal + Non-metal.
3
Q
Valency of phosphate.
A
3-
4
Q
What type of atoms are involved in COVALENT bonds.
A
Non metals only
5
Q
What type of atoms are in METALLIC bonding.
A
Metals only.
6
Q
What is special about covalent bonds.
A
They share pairs of electrons.
7
Q
When an atom loses an electron
A
Positive charge (metals)
8
Q
When an atom gains an electron.
A
Negative charge (non metals)
9
Q
Metallic bonding is between.
A
Metal ions and a sea of delocalised electrons.
10
Q
Which type of bonding uses prefixes (di, tri, tetra etc)
A
Covalent
