quiz ch 9

Question 1

why do bonds form

Answer 1

to lower potential energy

Question 2

what are ionic bonds

Answer 2

metal and non metal, metal loses electron (small positive IE), nonmetal gains electron (large negative EA)

Question 3

What is a covalent bond?

Answer 3

2 nonmetals, electrons are shared (too costly to transfer e-)

Question 4

what are valence e-

Answer 4

electrons in the outermost energy level

Question 5

What is the octet rule?

Answer 5

both atoms in a bond will have 8 valence e-

Question 6

how do you draw a ionic bond lewis structure

Answer 6

with brackets around the nonmetal, and charges shown next to metal and outside bracket of nonmetal