Types Of Chemical bonds

Question 1

What is an ionic compound?

Answer 1

Crystal formations when a large amount of cations and anions come together

Question 2

How do Ionic compounds work?

Answer 2

Arranged in a way that attractions between opposite charges are maximizes and repulsions between like charges are minimized

Question 3

What is a covalent bond

Answer 3

When atoms share electrons

Question 4

How do covalent bonds work?

Answer 4

Proton-electron attractions and electron-electron repulsions are balanced with this covalent bond

Question 5

What is the Lewis theory of bonding

Answer 5

1. Atoms and ions are stable if they have a full valence shell of electrons
2. Electrons are most stable when they are paired
3. Atoms form chemical bonds to achieve a full valence shell of electrons
4. A full valence shell can occur with covalent bonding or ionic bonding
5. Sharing electrons result in covalent bonding