Worksheet4.

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Showingbondingwithdotandcrossdiagrams
1 Drawdotandcrossdiagramstodescribehowionicbondsareformedinthefollowing
compounds.
a sodiumchloride
b magnesiumoxide

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2 Drawdotandcrossdiagramstodescribethecovalentbondinginthefollowingelements.
a hydrogen
b chlorine
c oxygen

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3 Drawdotandcrossdiagramstodescribethecovalentbondinginthefollowingcompounds.
a hydrogenchloride
b water
c ammonia
d methane
e carbondioxide
f ethene
g theammoniumion

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4 DescribethedifferencebetweenoneoftheNHbondsintheammoniumionandtheother
threeNHbonds.

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Questions14aboveallinvolvesubstancesrequiredintheexamsyllabus.Youshouldtherefore
ensureyoucandothemsuccessfullybeforemovingon toquestion 5.
5 Drawdotandcrossdiagramstodescribethebondinginthefollowingsubstances.
Yourfirstdecisionmustbewhetherthebondingisionicorcovalent.
a hydrogensulfide
b nitrogen
c sodiumoxide(beforeandafterbonding)
d fluorine
e magnesiumchloride(beforeandafterbonding)

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OriginalmaterialCambridgeUniversityPress2011

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