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Diagrams of Covalent Compounds
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Covalent Bonding
Unit 3, Topic 3 Homework
Lewis Dot Diagrams of Covalent Compounds: Covalent bonding occurs when two or more non-
metals share electrons, trying to attain a stable octet of electrons.

H + H (H2)
H H
O + O (O2)

N + N (N2)
N N

C + O (CO2)
C

H
H + O (H2O)

Naming Binary Covalent Compounds Examples:

Name the following binary covalent compounds. Refer to Cl2O3 = dichlorine trioxide
your notes for the prefixes for the number of atoms. silicon tetrafluoride = Si4

1. BrCl5 ___________________________________
BromineRuta
chloride
2. SO3 Sulfur
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trioxide
3. P2O3
Di
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phosphorus trioxide

4. SO2 sulfur
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dioxide
5. SBr6 Sulfur
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bromide
6. N2O5 ___________________________________
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7. CO ___________________________________


Regents & IB Chemistry 11 Unit 3, Topic 3: Covalent Bonding

Some covalent compounds have ‘common names’ you also need (and may already) know.
What are the IUPAC names and common names for the following compounds?

Compound Common Name IUPAC Name

H 2O
Water DXdi are
NH3 Amonium
Azone
Write formulas or names for the following compounds:

1. hydrogen bromide
HB
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2. CO2 ___________________________________
dioxide
Carbon
3. H2S ___________________________________
Hydrogensulfide
4. carbon tetrachloride
CC la
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5. dihydrogen monoxide
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H2O
6. sulfur pentoxide
Son
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7. CS2 ___________________________________
carbon disulfur
8. PCl5 ___________________________________
Phosphorus Pataoxide
9. NO2 ___________________________________
Nitrogendioxide
10. dinitrogen pentoxide
Nz
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Dr
11. hydrobromic acid
HBr
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12. sulfur trioxide

503
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13. HF
flour
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Hydrogen

14. hydrogen sulfide

Hs 2
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15. P4H10 ___________________________________

IB Only: Explain, in terms of valence electrons and oxidation states, why we need to use
prefixes for naming covalent compounds but we don’t need them for ionic compounds:
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containing ametalanda Polyatomic infor
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exampleironcancharge
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Regents & IB Chemistry 11 Unit 3, Topic 3: Covalent Bonding