Chemical Bonding Answer Key
Compare ionic and covalent bonds and predict how atoms will bond.
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Types of Bonds
Q1.What's an ionic bond?
A bond formed when one atom transfers electrons to another, creating oppositely charged ions that attract (like Na⁺ and Cl⁻ in salt).
Q2.What's a covalent bond?
A bond formed when atoms share electrons (like H₂O - water).
Q3.Which elements form ionic bonds?
Metals and nonmetals. Metals lose electrons, nonmetals gain them.
Predicting Bonds
Q4.Which elements form covalent bonds?
Q5.What's the octet rule?
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