2.3 Study Guide

Question 1

What happens to electrons during ionic bonding?

Answer 1

The atom with higher electronegativity pulls all the electrons to its orbit ultimately creating a “bond” however electrons are not shared.

Question 2

what happens to electrons during polar covalent bonds?

Answer 2

The electrons are shared unequally thus making a bond. Since there is a slight difference in electonegativity the atom with a higher electronegativity takes more electrons.

Question 3

What happens to electrons during non-polar covalent bonds.

Answer 3

The electrons are shared equally between the two atoms because they have a similar or equal electronegativity.

Question 4

Is this a polar or non polar bond? Cl bonded with Cl

Answer 4

non-polar bond

Question 5

Is this a polar or non polar bond?: F bonded with H

Answer 5

polar bond

Question 6

Is this a polar or non polar bond?:Al bonded with Si

Answer 6

non-polar bond

Question 7

What is a polar covalent bond?

Answer 7

A polar bond is that is formed between one atom with a higher electronegativity than the other causing a bond by the attraction the one with the higher EN has to the electrons to the on with a smaller EN.

Question 8

What is a non polar covalent bond?

Answer 8

A non polar bond is a bond formed between two atoms with the same or similar EN which causes an equal force bringing the bond together and having the electrons shared equally.

Question 9

How does electronegativity determine what bond will form?

Answer 9

The electronegativity is basically how much an atom attracts electrons. Based off the EN you could have a polar, non polar, or ionic bond. If you have atoms with a different EN you could have a Ionic or Polar bond but if you have atoms with the same EN you will have a non polar bond.