Lewis Structure for Ionic Bonding

Questions to Ponder:
1. How can you determine if the bonding is Covalent?
a. Answer: If the there are two non-metal elements and if they can have a single,
double or triple bond.
2. How can you determine if the bonding is Ionic?
a. Answer: If the bond makes use of positive and negative signs and also makes use of
brackets.
3. In which bonding does the element shares electrons?
a. Answer: Covalent
4. In which bonding does the element give electrons?
a. Answer: Ionic
5. What kind of element usually shares and receives electrons?
a. Answer: nonmetals
6. What kind of element usually gives electrons?
a. Answer: metals
7. When an element gives electron, it has _________ charge.
a. Answer: negative
8. When the element receives electron, it has _________ charge.
a. Answer: positive

Building Lewis Structure for Ionic Bonding

Before doing it yourself, kindly watch this video reference on how to build Lewis Structure
involving Ionic Bonding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2urppjeSfgA

After watching the video, illustrate the Lewis structure for each of the Ionic Bonding listed below:
1. NaCl
 Lewis Structure for Ionic Bonding

2. MgF2

3. K2O

4. Al2O3