Worksheet4.

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Bondinginmorecomplexmoleculesandions
1 Drawdotandcrossdiagramstodescribethecovalentbondinginthefollowingmolecules,
showingonlytheouterelectronshells.
a
b
c
d
e
f

Hint:Oneofthebondsisdativecovalent.
Carbonmonoxide,CO
Hydrogencyanide,HCN
Sulfur(VI)fluoride,SF6
Arsenic(III)chloride,AsCl3
Ethyne,C2H2
Hydrazine,N2H4

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2 Drawdotandcrossdiagramstodescribethebondinginthefollowingcompoundions.The
bondingbetween theatomswithintheioniscovalent.Showonlytheouterelectronshells.Ineach
ofthenegativeions,drawtheextraelectronarisingfromthetransferofanelectronas.
a Cyanideion,CN-
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b Hydroxideion,OH-
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c Phosphoniumion,PH4
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d Iodine(II)chloridecation,ICl2+
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3 Borontrichloride,BCl3,isanelectrondeficientmolecule,butammonia,NH3,hasalonepair
ofelectrons.
a Whatisthemeaningof
i electrondeficientmolecule
ii lonepairofelectrons?
b DrawadotandcrossdiagramtoshowthebondinginthecompoundH3NBCl3,formed
fromNH3 andBCl3.

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OriginalmaterialCambridgeUniversityPress2011

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