Exercise 1

Exercise1: Chemical Bonding

A. Identify each compound as ionic or covalent:

1. MgO Ionic
2. CaCl2 Ionic
3. SO2 Covalent
4. CCl4 Covalent
5. CH4 Covalent

B. Write Lewis diagram/symbol for :

1. Carbon
C
2. Hydrogen
H
3. Phosphorus

P
4. Nitrogen

N
5. Fluorine

F
6. Chlorine

Cl
7. Iodine

I
8. Oxygen

O
C. Write all possible variations of the Lewis diagram for phosphorus.

D. Write Lewis structures for these compounds. Show all valence electrons.

1. H2O2
H O O H

2. N2H4

H N N H
H H
3. CH3OH
H
H C O H
H
4. CH3NH2
H
H C N H
H H
5. CH3Cl
Cl
C
H H H