Topic 3 Bonding Flashcards
1
Q
What is a cation?
A
A positively charged ion
2
Q
What is an anion?
A
A negatively charged ion
3
Q
What is ionic bonding?
A
This is bonding between metals and non metals
4
Q
What is covalent bonding?
A
A shared pair of electrons between two non metals
5
Q
What is an example of an ionic bond?
A
Sodium atom and chlorine atom
6
Q
What is an example of a covalent bond?
A
Between 2 chlorine atoms
7
Q
What is metallic bonding?
A
The attraction between delocalised electrons and the positive ions in a regular lattice. Happens in metals
8
Q
What is an example of metallic bonding?
A
Copper
