
Friday, 26 September 2014

Chemical Bonding Worksheet
1. What type of bond would be found between the following pairs of elements?
(a) sulfur and chlorine
(b) carbon and oxygen
(c) magnesium and nitrogen
(d) zinc and copper
2. what force holds the sodium and chlorine together in sodium chloride?
3. Draw diagrams of the covalent bonding in the following elements and compounds (show the outer electrons only in your diagram)
(a) hydrogen
(b) fluorine gas
(c) water
4. Draw diagrams the ionic bonding in the following compounds
(a) lithium fluoride
(b) barium oxide
(c) aluminum chloride
Friday, 23 May 2014

Chemical Bonding Quiz
The table below shows the number of protons in elements P and Q.
Element | Number of protons |
P | 3 |
Q | 11 |
The reactivity of the reaction between element Q and chlorine is higher than the reactivity of the reaction between element P and chlorine.
State the group that elements P and Q belong to in the Periodic Table.
State the period that element Q belongs to in the periodic table.
Element P reacts with chlorine to form a compound.
What type of compound is formed?
Write the formula of the compound that is formed.
Draw the electron arrangement of the compound that is formed.
Element Q reacts more vigorously than element P. Explain this occurrence in terms of the electron arrangement.
Element R has a proton number of 2 and a nucleon number of 4. Explain why element R does not react with element Q.