Bonding

Question 1

What is an ion?

Answer 1

It is a charged particle formed when an atom gains or loses electrons.

Question 2

What is a molecular ion?

Answer 2

It is a charged particle containing two or more atoms covalently bonded

Question 3

What are noble gases.

Answer 3

They do not react since they have stable electronic structures

Question 4

Ionic bonding meaning

Answer 4

Between metal and non metal

Question 5

What is happening in NaCl

Answer 5

One electron transferred from Na to Cl

Question 6

What is happening in MgCl2

Answer 6

Two electrons transferred from mg to two separate Cl, one electron to each Cl

Question 7

Covalent bonding meaning

Answer 7

Between no metal atoms, electrons shared in pairs

Question 8

What are Diatomic Molecules?

Answer 8

Bonding or non bonding pairs

Question 9

What is a ionic bond?

Answer 9

Attraction between ions of opposite charge and are really strong

Question 10

What is a covalent bond?

Answer 10

Bond formed by sharing a pair of electrons

Question 11

What is metallic bonding?

Answer 11

Attraction between delocalised electrons and the positive ions in a regular ions in a regular lattice.