Chemical Bonding
WS #
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ______________ Period: ________
Ionic Bonding WS
1. On the diagram below, shade the box of the element with the highest electronegativity.
2. Circle the atom with the highest electronegativity.
a. Po
or
Rn
e. Li
or
Na
b. F
or
Br
f. Ba
or
Y
c. Sc
or
V
g. I
or
Te
d. Co
or
Ru
h. Ne
or
O
3. An atom of potassium is shown below:
How many total electrons does potassium have? _______
How many are valence electrons? _______
Will potassium gain or lose electrons in a bond? _______
How many electrons does potassium have after? _______
What charge does potassium have after? _______________
4. An atom of fluorine is shown below:
How many total electrons does fluorine have? _______
How many are valence electrons? _______
Will fluorine gain or lose electrons in a bond? _______
How many electrons does fluorine have after? _______
What charge does fluorine have after? _______________
5. What is the general term for an atom that has gained or lost electrons? ____________
Chemical Bonding
Element
WS #
Gain or Lose
# of Electrons
Symbol & Charge Cation or Anion
6. Fluorine
7. Magnesium
8. Bromine
9. Oxygen
10. Copper
11. Calcium
12. Nitrogen
13. Which force of nature exists between charged substances? ___________________________
14. What force will two positive ions exert on each other? _____________________
15. What force will two negative ions exert on each other? _____________________
16. What force will a positive and negative ion exert on each other? _____________________
17. For the atoms below,
a. circle the electron that will be exchanged.
b. draw an arrow to show where the electron will go.
c. label the ions with their element symbol and charge. (Hint: look at the protons)
_________
18. What is the name of an ionic compound?
19. What two properties of ionic bonds?
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