THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, DUBAI

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
SUMMER BREAK WORKSHEET
CHEMICAL BONDING

1. Ammonia, NH3, is a covalent molecule. Which diagram shows the outer-shell electron
arrangement in a molecule of ammonia?

2. Substance P conducts electricity when solid.

Which particles move in solid P so that it can conduct electricity?
1 anions
2 cations
3 electrons
A 1 and 2 B 1 only C 2 and 3 D 3 only
3. Potassium reacts with iodine to form potassium iodide.
Which statement about potassium iodide is correct?
A Each potassium atom shares a pair of electrons with an iodine atom.
B In potassium iodide, the particles of potassium have more protons than electrons.
C Potassium iodide has a high melting point because it is a covalent compound.
D Potassium iodide has a low melting point because it is an ionic compound.
4. Which statement about ions and ionic bonds is correct?

A Bromine atoms form negatively charged bromide ions.

B Ionic bonds form between elements in Group VII of the Periodic Table.

C Positive ions are formed when atoms lose protons.

D Potassium iodide contains negatively charged potassium ions.

5. Which dot-and-cross diagram shows the arrangement of outer shell electrons in a

molecule of hydrogen chloride?

6. Elements X and Y react to form a compound. Element X loses two electrons and
element Y gains one electron. What is the charge on the ions of elements X and Y
and what is the formula of the compound?

7. How many electrons are used to form covalent bonds in a molecule of methanol,
CH3OH?
A5 B6 C8 D 10
8. Magnesium oxide has a high melting point.
Carbon dioxide has a low melting point.
Which row identifies the attractive forces that are broken when these compounds
are melted?

9. A covalent molecule Q contains only six shared electrons. What is Q?

A ammonia, NH3
B chlorine, Cl 2
C methane, CH4
D water, H2O

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11. NF3 has covalent bonds.

(i) What is a covalent bond?

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 (ii) Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the electron arrangement in a

molecule of NF3. Show outer shell electrons only

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12. Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the electron arrangement in a

molecule of ethyne, H–C≡C–H. Show outer shell electrons only

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15. Potassium chloride is an ionic compound.

Complete Figure to show:
● the electronic configuration of a potassium ion
● the charge on the ion.
16. Potassium oxide, K2O, is an ionic compound. Complete Fig.2.1 to show the
electronic configurations of the ions in potassium oxide. Show the charges on the
ions.

17. Nitrogen trichloride, NCl3, is a covalent compound. Complete the dot-and-cross

diagram to show the electron arrangement in a molecule of NCl3. Show outer

electrons only.

18. Lithium chloride, LiCl, is an ionic compound.

Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the electron arrangement and charges

of the ions in lithium chloride.

19. Explain, in terms of attractive forces between particles, why LiCl is a solid at room

temperature but NCl3 is a liquid with a relatively low boiling point.

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20. Complete the dot-and-cross diagram to show the electron arrangement and charges

of the ions in sodium oxide.

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1. C
2. D
3. B
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5. A
6. B
7. D
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10. D

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