Unit 6 Homework

Ionic bonds

1. Please explain in your own words what an ionic bond is:

2. How many valence electrons do the following have:

a. S c. I e. K
b. H d. Ne f. Fe

3. Please write the Lewis- Dot structure for the following elements:
a. Ca f. Si

b. B g. Ne

c. F h. Te

d. Br i. P

4. Using Lewis- Dot Structures, please diagram how the following ionic compounds are
made:
a. Magnesium chloride

b. Potassium oxide

c. Aluminum bromide

d. Lithium sulfide

5. What are three properties of ionic solids?

6. What are three properties of covalent bonds?

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Lewis structures

Please draw the provisional Lewis Structures for the following molecules.
Be sure to show all work.

H2 O

SiF4

NO3-

PCl5

CH4

SiO2
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Lewis structures

1. Draw the complete Lewis- structures for the following. Be sure to use formal charge to
check your answer!

a. Br2
g.
ICl2-

b. NF3

h. PCl4+

c. BrF

i. SO2

d. PBr3

e. ClO2- j. NO3-

f. NO+
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Bond energy

1. Please describe the relationship between the number of bonds between atoms and
the length between them.

2. Please describe the change of energy associated with breaking or making bonds.

3. Please calculate the energy associated with the following reactions:

a. H2 + Cl2 à HCl

b. CH4 + O2 à CO2 + H2O

c. CH4 + Cl2 à CH3Cl + HCl

4. What does a positive total reaction energy mean?

5. What does a negative total bond energy mean?

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Molecular geometry

Please write the Lewis- structure, molecular geometry, bond angles and polarity of the
following. What kind of hybrid, if any, does the central atom make?

1. SiF4 5. COF2

6. GeCl2
2. AsCl3

7. SF2
3. N3-

8. H3O+
4. SO3

Please determine the type of bond that will be made using the electronegativity table from your
notes?

9. Na & Cl 12. Al & P

10. Br & Br 13. O & F

11. S & Cl 14. C & H

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Name _________________ Per ______

Honors Chemistry
Unit 6 review

1. Please draw the Lewis- Dot symbol for the following:

a. B d. Li

b. Ca e. Cl

2. Please show how an ionic bond is made between:

a. Mg & Cl

b. Na & N

c. Ga & F

3. What happens in terms of energy as bonds are broken? Made ?

4. Please compare and contrast ionic and covalent bonds (use chemical bonding worksheet
from beginning of unit)

5. Using the electronegativity table, determine if the following bonds are ionic, polar
covalent or non-polar covalent:

a. K – Cl d. Na - P

b. N – O e. S – F

c. C – H f. S – I
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6. For the following:

1. Write the Lewis Structure

2. Determine the molecular geometry of the molecule
3. Determine the bond angles of the molecule
4. Determine the polarity and include dipole moments, if needed

a.) PF3

b.) NOF

c.) N2

d.) CO2

e.) XeF4

f.) CCl4

g.) NO2-

h.) ICl3

i.) NO3-

j.) SO2

k.) ClO2-

l.) Br2
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7. Please determine the overall bond energy for the following reactions using the following
table. Remember to balance your reactions first!

a.

+ O → 2 CO 2 + HO2

b. CH + Cl → *CH Cl + HCl
4 2 3 *(Carbon is central atom)