Name MABANTA, DANIESA D.
Date NOVEMBER 13,2021
WORKSHEET: Chemical Bonding – Ionic & Covalent!
REMEMBER…
Ionic Bond between a Metal and Non-Metal (M + NM)
Covalent Bond between a Non-Metal and Non-Metal (NM + NM)
PART 1: Determine if the elements in the following compounds are metals or non-metals. Describe the
type of bonding that occurs in the compound. (30pts)
Compound Element 1 Element 2 Bond Type
(metal or non-metal?) (metal or non-metal?)
NO2 N = non-metal O = non-metal covalent
NaCl Na= metal Cl = non-metal Ionic bond
SO2 S= non-metal O= non-metal Covalent bond
PI3 P = non-metal I= non-metal Covalent bond
MgBr2 Mg= metal Br = non-metal Ionic bond
CaO Ca= metal O= non-metal Ionic bond
H2O H= non-metal O= non-metal Covalent bond
K2O K= metal O= non-metal Ionic bond
AlF3 Al= metal F= non-metal Ionic bond
O2 O= non-metal O= non-metal Covalent bond
Part 2
1. Use electronegativity values to place the following elements in increasing order: F, N, H,
P, Si, C, O (5pts)
1. Si - 1.8
2. H - 2.1
3. P - 2.1
4. C - 2.5
5. N - 3.0
6. O - 3.5
7. F - 4.0
2. Does electronegativity increase or decrease when you go across a period on the
periodic table? Does it increase or decrease when you move down a group on the
periodic table? (5pts)
The electronegativity increase when you go across the period In the periodic table because it
was arranged by it so it go will go towards F because it is the most electronegative element.
Left to right, and down to up will increase while up to down, and right to left will decrease.
3. For each of the following sets of elements, identify the element expected to be most
electronegative (circle) and which is expected to be least electronegative (cross out),
based on their position in the periodic table. (2pts each)
a. K, Sc, Ca
b. Br, F, At
c. C, O, N
4. Use the table of electronegativities, above, to determine which type of bond should be formed
between the two atoms. (20pts)
Atom 1 Atom 2 Electronegativity Bond Type
Difference Value (Non-polar Covalent,
Polar, Ionic)
Phosphorus Silicon 0.3 Non-polar Covalent
Cobalt Bromine 1.1 Polar covalent
Germanium Selenium 0.7 Polar covalent
Silicon Fluorine 2.2 Ionic
Potassium Nitrogen 2.2 Ionic
Cesium Oxide 2.8 Ionic
Hydrogen Phosphorus 0 Non-polar covalent
Arsenic Chloride 0.9 Polar covalent
Lithium Chloride 2.0 Ionic
Iron Carbon 0.7 Polar covalent