Grade 9 Activity Sheet on Chemical Bonding

Activity: 4 “ Do I Make A Difference?”

Objectives:
1. Determine the type of bond that will form between each pair of atoms; and
2. Classify the type of bond formed whether nonpolar covalent bond, polar
covalent bond or ionic bond given its electronegativity values.

Materials
Electronegativity Worksheets

Procedure
1. Using the Periodic Table below, classify the type of bond formed whether its
nonpolar or polar covalent bonds or an ionic bond.
2. Refer to the electronegativity values and bonding range given below.

Increasing
De
cr
ea
sin
g
 Bond Type
Electronegativity (Nonpolar
Atom 1 Atom 2 Difference Covalent(NPC), Polar
(Δ EN) Covalent(PC), or
Ionic(I)

1. Arsenic Sulfur

2. Cobalt Bromine

3.Germanium Selenium

4. Silicon Fluorine

5. Potassium Nitrogen

6. Carbon Chlorine

7. Fluorine Fluorine

8. Oxygen Fluorine

9. Magnesium Chlorine

10. Sodium Oxygen

Guide Questions:
1. How do you determine the type of bond that will form between each pair of
atoms as to non-polar covalent (NPC), polar covalent (PC), or ionic (I)?
2. What compounds will be formed from each of the bond type?
3. How does electronegativity affect the properties of substances?
4. How does the electronegativity difference be used to predict whether the bond
between the similar and dissimilar atom is non-polar covalent bond, polar
covalent bond or ionic?
5. What group of elements is the most electronegative?
Guide Questions.
1. Why do atoms of metals do not repel with each other while all are positively
charged?
2. How does the metal ions in a metal form metallic bond?
3. When is the strength of metallic bonding used to benefit humankind?