Bonding

Question 1

metallic bonding:

Answer 1

the electrostatic force of attraction between the metal ions and the delocalised electrons

Question 2

delocalised electrons:

Answer 2

electrons that are free to move and carry charge through th structure

Question 3

covalent bonding:

Answer 3

bond consisting of (a) shared pair(s) of electrons

Question 4

compound oxyanions:

Answer 4

-vely charged ions where oxygen is bonded to the central atom
-ve charge will be located on the oxygen atom

Question 5

ionic bonding:

Answer 5

the electrostatic force between oppositely charged ions

Question 6

isoelectronic:

Answer 6

species with the same number of electrons but different nuclear charge

Question 7

isoelectronic:

Answer 7

species with the same number of electrons but different nuclear charged

Question 8

dative covalent bonds:

Answer 8

when both bonding electrons come from one atom
(chemically and physically identical to a covalent bond)