electron dot diagrams - covalent bonding

Question 1

What is covalent bonding?

Answer 1

• Involves electrons being shared between atoms
• A negatively charged ion will share its electrons with another negatively charged ion until all atoms have maxed out their valence shell
• Non-metal, and non-metal

Question 2

What do covalent bonding E Dot diagrams show?

Answer 2

-Shows how a nonmetal bonds with a nonmetal visually
-Shows how valence electrons are shared

Question 3

How do you draw an E-dot diagram for covalent bonding? (3 steps)

Answer 3

1. Draw dot diagrams of the starting atoms based on the chemical formula.
2. Use arrows to show the transfer of electrons.
3. Redraw the atoms with the paired electrons in the bond.

Question 4

Draw an E dot diagram for 2 Nitrogen Atoms on your whiteboard:

Answer 4

If you were correct you should’ve gotten (N2)