Chemical Bonding Worksheet

1. Find the total number of valence electrons in the following molecules or ions

H2O2 ____ N2H4 ____ N2O3 ____

P2O3 ____ B2H6 ____ S2Cl2 ____

NH4+ ____ SO32- ____ PO33- ____

SiO32- ____ N3- ____ OH- ____

2. Give the electron dot formula for following molecules or ions.

(1) H2O (2) SO3

(3) NH3 (4) NH4+

(5) CO32- (6) HCl

(7) SiBr4 (8) O2

(9) O3 (10) CO2

(11) N2 (12) ClO-

(13) ClO4- (14) NO2-

(15) PO43- (16) SO42-

3. How many valence electrons are in a following atoms or ions?

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 (1) a fluorine atom and a fluoride ion

(2) an oxygen atom and an oxide ion

(3) a nitrogen atom and a nitride ion

(4) a chlorine atom and a chloride ion

(5) phosphorus atom and a phosphide ion

4. Giving the molecular shapes of the following molecules.

(1) CH4 (2) NH3

(3) H2O (4) CO2

(5) CCl4 (6) SiH4

(7) PH3 (8) H2S

(9) SiO2

5. Indicate the covalent bond (C) or ionic bond (I) in the following molecules.

(1) NaCl (2) HCl (3) Cu2S

(4) MgO (5) CH4 (6) CoS

(7) H2O ( 8) AlCl3 (9) CaO

(10) ICl (11) FeBr3 (12) IBr

(13) FeO (14) HI (15) SnO