Practice Sheet for Bonding - CLASSROOM COPY
Define covalent bond:
Define ionic Bond:
Draw a Lewis dot structure for
Lithium
Aluminum
Carbon
Element
Atomic
Symbol
Total
Electrons
Chlorine (CL)
Lithium
Helium
Sulfur
Carbon
CL
17
# of
Valence
Electron
s
7
# of
electrons
gained or
lost
Gain 1
Oxidation
Number
Metal (M)
or nonmetal
(N)
-1
N
Example B3: Potassium + Iodine Example
Type of bond: Why?
B4: Sodium + Oxygen
Type of bond: Why?
Example C3: Chlorine + Chlorine
Type of bond: Why?
Example C4: Hydrogen + Oxygen
Type of bond: Why?
Example B5: Calcium + Chlorine Example
Type of bond? Why?
B6: Carbon + 2 oxygen
Type of bond? Why?