Ionic and Covalent Bonds Flashcards
Are all the electrons of an atom involved in chemical bonding?
No. Only valence electrons
What are the 3 types of chemical bonding?
Ionic. Covalent. Metallic
What is Ionic bonding?
metal x non-metal
What is covalent bonding?
non-metal x non-metal
What is metallic bonding?
metal x metal
In which type of bonding do we transfer electrons?
ionic bonding
In an ionic bond, does metal/non-metal gain or loses an electron?
metal: lose
non-metal: gain
In covalent bonding, molecules _________ electrons
share
what is a cation?
positively charged ion
what is an anion?
negatively charged ion
What are the 2 types of covalent bonds?
Non-polar and polar covalent bonds.
In non-polar covalent bonds, electrons are shared equal or non-equally?
equally
Polar covalent bonds share electrons ___________
non-equally
the “+” indicates that the atom _____ an electron
lost
the “-“ indicates that the atom ____ an electron
gained
