Name MABANTA, DANIESA D.

Date NOVEMBER 13,2021

WORKSHEET: Chemical Bonding – Ionic & Covalent!

REMEMBER…
Ionic Bond between a Metal and Non-Metal (M + NM)
Covalent Bond between a Non-Metal and Non-Metal (NM + NM)

PART 1: Determine if the elements in the following compounds are metals or non-metals. Describe the
type of bonding that occurs in the compound. (30pts)

Compound Element 1 Element 2 Bond Type

(metal or non-metal?) (metal or non-metal?)
NO2 N = non-metal O = non-metal covalent

NaCl Na= metal Cl = non-metal Ionic bond

SO2 S= non-metal O= non-metal Covalent bond

PI3 P = non-metal I= non-metal Covalent bond

MgBr2 Mg= metal Br = non-metal Ionic bond

CaO Ca= metal O= non-metal Ionic bond

H2O H= non-metal O= non-metal Covalent bond

K2O K= metal O= non-metal Ionic bond

AlF3 Al= metal F= non-metal Ionic bond

O2 O= non-metal O= non-metal Covalent bond

 Part 2

1. Use electronegativity values to place the following elements in increasing order: F, N, H,

P, Si, C, O (5pts)
1. Si - 1.8
2. H - 2.1
3. P - 2.1
4. C - 2.5
5. N - 3.0
6. O - 3.5
7. F - 4.0

2. Does electronegativity increase or decrease when you go across a period on the

periodic table? Does it increase or decrease when you move down a group on the
periodic table? (5pts)

The electronegativity increase when you go across the period In the periodic table because it
was arranged by it so it go will go towards F because it is the most electronegative element.
Left to right, and down to up will increase while up to down, and right to left will decrease.

3. For each of the following sets of elements, identify the element expected to be most
electronegative (circle) and which is expected to be least electronegative (cross out),
based on their position in the periodic table. (2pts each)

a. K, Sc, Ca

b. Br, F, At

c. C, O, N
4. Use the table of electronegativities, above, to determine which type of bond should be formed
between the two atoms. (20pts)

Atom 1 Atom 2 Electronegativity Bond Type

Difference Value (Non-polar Covalent,
Polar, Ionic)
Phosphorus Silicon 0.3 Non-polar Covalent

Cobalt Bromine 1.1 Polar covalent

Germanium Selenium 0.7 Polar covalent

Silicon Fluorine 2.2 Ionic

Potassium Nitrogen 2.2 Ionic

Cesium Oxide 2.8 Ionic

Hydrogen Phosphorus 0 Non-polar covalent

Arsenic Chloride 0.9 Polar covalent

Lithium Chloride 2.0 Ionic

Iron Carbon 0.7 Polar covalent