MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

SECONDARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

GRADE 10
CHEMISTRY
WEEK 7 LESSON 1 - WORKSHEET
Draw Lewis structures and indicate polar or non-polar for the following molecules:

a. CH4 s. O3

b. NCl3 t. NI3

c. CCl2F2

d. CF2H2

e. CH2O

f. CHN

g. PI3

h. N2O

i. SO2

j. CS2

k. CO

l. H2O

m. COF2

n. N2

o. O2

p. H2

q. Cl2

r. HF

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1. What holds metal atoms together in metallic bonding?

2. What term is used to describe the model of metallic bonding?

3. How well do metals conduct electricity? How does the model of metallic bonding account for that
property?

4. Are metals brittle, or are they malleable and ductile? How does the model of metallic bonding
account for that property?

5. Why are the electrons in a metallic solid described as delocalized?

6. Which electrons from the metal make up the delocalized electrons?

8. Are the metal atoms cations or anions?

9. How do metallic ions differ from the ions that exist in ionic solids?

10. Explain what holds the metal atoms together in the solid.

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 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
SECONDARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME
GRADE 10
CHEMISTRY
Week 7 Worksheet - Answer
a) CH4 non-polar j) CS2 non-polar

b) NCl3 polar k) CO polar

c) CCl2F2 polar l) H2O polar

d) CF2H2 polar m) COF2 polar

e) CH2O polar n) N2 non-polar

f) CHN polar o) O2 non-polar

g) PI3 polar p) H2 non-polar

h) N2O polar q) Cl2 non-polar

i) SO2 polar r) HF polar

s) O3 non-polar

t) NI3 polar

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1. What holds metal atoms together in metallic bonding?

The delocalized electrons are simultaneously attracted to more than one

metal cation.

2. What term is used to describe the model of metallic bonding?

Electron sea model

2. How well do metals conduct electricity? How does the model of metallic bonding
account for that property?

Metals tend to conduct electricity well. The model’s delocalized electrons are
not held strongly by individual atoms and are thus able to move easily
throughout the metal.

3. Are metals brittle, or are they malleable and ductile? How does the model of
metallic bonding account for that property?

Metals are malleable and ductile. The model’s delocalized electrons are able
to move around the positive metal core atoms and keep the crystal from
breaking during hammering or drawing into wire.

5. Why are the electrons in a metallic solid described as delocalized?

They are free to move from one atom to another.

6. Which electrons from the metal make up the delocalized electrons?

the valence electrons

8. Are the metal atoms cations or anions?

Cations; they are positively charged.

9. How do metallic ions differ from the ions that exist in ionic solids?

The electrons are not completely lost by the metal atoms, as they are in an
ionic solid.

10. Explain what holds the metal atoms together in the solid.

They are bonded by the oppositely charged electron sea that surrounds them.

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Lewis Structures

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