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Molecular Bonding Assignment

1. Complete the following chart:

Property Ionic Compound Molecular Compound

Type of Bond/Force Ionic Bond Non polar covalent bond

State at Room
Solid gasses and liquids
Temperature

Melting/Boiling Point
300°C-1000°C Usually below 300°C
Range

Hardness Generally hard but brittle Soft

Does it conduct
electricity when Yes No
dissolved in water?

Examples: NaCl CO2

2. What are the main differences between ionic bonds and covalent bonds?

Ionic bonds form when two or more ions come together and are held together by charge differences,
covalent bonds form when two or more atoms share electrons. Ionic bonds are between a metal and
nonmetal while covalent bonds are between two nonmetals.

3. Define and give an example of a non-polar and a polar covalent bond.

A polar covalent bond is when two or more atoms with different electronegativities share electrons
equally or near equally in a covalent bond e.g. H2O. A nonpolar covalent bond is when two or more
atoms share electrons equally or close to equally in a covalent bond, what makes it non polar is the
electronegativities difference aren't as different and are mostly negligible.

4. What does the ∆EN value help to determine? Sketch a scale.

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Electronegativity value helps to determine the type of bond that will form between two or more
atoms/ions. below 0.4 will be a nonpolar covalent bond, between 0.4 and 1.7 will be a polar covalent
bond and above 1.7 will be an ionic bond.

5. What is the easiest way, besides EN, to distinguish between an extremely polar covalent bond
and an ionic bond?
Metal and nonmetal would be ionic and nonmetal and nonmetal would be molecular

6. For each of the following compounds:

a) Indicate the type of bond formed using electronegativities
b) Show the bonding using Lewis Dot Diagrams
c) If covalent, show the Structural Diagram

Completed below table

CaCl2 SO3

3.00 - 1.00 = 2.00 (ionic)

OH1- Li3N

CO2 (SO4)2-
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