Chemical Bonding Worksheet

Ionic Bond between a Metal and Non-Metal

Covalent Bond between a Non-Metal and Non-Metal
Metallic Bond between a Metal and Metal

Compound Name Oxidation states Bond Type

of each atom
NO2 nitrogen dioxide N = +4 covalent
O = -2
NaCl sodium chloride Na = +1 ionic
Cl = -1
SO2 sulfur dioxide S = +4 covalent
O = -2
PO43- phosphate anion P= +5 covalent
O = -2
MgBr2 magnesium bromide Mg = +2 ionic
Br = -1
CaO calcium oxide Ca = +2 ionic
O = -2
H2O water H = +1 covalent
O = -2
K2O potassium oxide K = +1 ionic
O = -2
Cu-Zn alloy brass Cu = 0 metallic
Zn = 0
O2 oxygen gas O=0 covalent

CuCl2 copper(II) chloride Cu = +2 ionic

Cl = -1
NO2- nitrite anion N = +3 covalent
O = -2
TiO2 titanium (IV) oxide Ti = +4 ionic
O = -2
HF hydrofluoric acid H= +1 covalent
F = -1
Rb2S rubidium sulfide Rb = +1 ionic
S = -2
Au-Pt mixture white gold Au = 0 metallic
Pt = 0
Fe2O3 iron (III) oxide Fe = +3 ionic
O = -2
C6H12O6 glucose C= +4 covalent
H =-1
O= -2
 Difference in electronegativity
4.0 1.7 .4 0
Polar-covalent covalent
Ionic bond bond
100% 50% 5% 0%
Percentage Ionic character

Bonding Molecular Name Oxidation states Bond Type

between Formula of each atom
Sulfur and H2S hydrosulfic acid H = +1 covalent
Hydrogen S = -2
Sulfur and Cs2S cesium sulfide Cs= +1 ionic
cesium S = -2
Chlorine and ClBr3 chlorine tri bromide Cl = +3 covalent
bromine Br = -1
Calcium and CaCl2 calcium chloride Ca = +2 ionic
chlorine Cl = -1
Oxygen and H2O water H = +1 polar covalent
hydrogen O = -2
Nitrogen and NH3 ammonia H = +1 polar covalent
hydrogen N = -3
Iodine and I2 solid iodine I=0 covalent
iodine
Copper and CuS copper (II) sulfide Cu = +2 ionic
sulfur S = -2
Hydrogen and HF hydrofluoric acid H= +1 polar covalent
fluorine F = -1
Carbon and CO2 carbon dioxide C = +4 polar covalent
oxygen O = -2

1. Arrange these compounds in order of increasing ionic character of their bonds: LiF, LiBr, KCl, KI
KI, LiBr, KCl, LiF
2. Classify each of the bonds as either ionic or covalent.
a. Al—O I d. Bi—O I g. Na—S C j. Ti—Br C
b. Al—S C e. C—Cl C h. P—O C k. C—O C
c. Bi—Cl C f. N—O C i. S—O C l. Sr—Cl I

3. What force holds the two ions together in an ionic bond?

Electrostatic attractions
4. What is the meaning of the oxidation number of an element that forms an ionic bond?
The charge of each ion (the number of electrons it lost or gained)
5. What is a molecule?
Species formed when 2 or more nonmetals bond covalently
6. How are molecules and polyatomic ions alike? How are they different?
They are both collections of nonmetals covalently bonded
molecules are neutral whereas, polyatomic ions are charged