Drawing ionic and covalent bonding Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Showing Ionic Bonding
A
Draw the Lewis structure for both the metal and non-metal involved along with their valence electrons
draw arrows to show movement
2
Q
Showing covalent bonding
A
count valence electrons in compound (electron bank)
draw it (carbon in middle, never hydrogen in middle, solo elements always in middle)
dish out electrons in pairs so that they have 8
3
Q
bond pair
A
pair of electrons between atoms
4
Q
lone pair
A
a pair of electrons not in a bond