Exam 9: Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts

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How many covalent bonds will be drawn to phosphorous in PO43- for the dot structure that expands the octet to minimize formal charge and if necessary places negative formal charges on the most electronegative atom(s).

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What type of bonding is present in the ion ClO2-(ionic, covalent, or both)?

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Define electronegativity:

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Which of the following solids would have the highest melting point?

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The total number of valence electrons in the compound NH4NO3 is

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The total number of bonding electrons in a molecule of formaldehyde (H2CO)is

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What is the formal charge on the central nitrogen atom in the most favorable Lewis structure for the fulminate ion, CNO-, based on minimizing formal charge overall?

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The polarity of covalent bonds increases as the percent ionic character increases.

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Which one of the following compounds does not follow the octet rule?

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Which of the elements listed below would most likely form an ionic bond when bonded to chlorine?

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The Lewis structure reveals an unpaired electron (free radical)in which of the following species?

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The covalent bond with the greatest polarity would form in which of the atom pairs below?

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List all types of bonding present in the compound NH4NO3 I.ionic bond II.polar covalent bond III.nonpolar covalent bond

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Nitrous oxide, N2O, is sometimes called "laughing gas".What is the formal charge on the central nitrogen atom in the most favorable Lewis structure for nitrous oxide based on minimizing formal charge overall? (The atom connectivity is N-N-O.)

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Which of the following Lewis structures is incorrect?

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Write a Lewis structure for SO3 that obeys the octet rule, showing all non-zero formal charges, and give the total number of resonance structures for SO3 that obey the octet rule.

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A nonpolar covalent bond (i.e., pure covalent)would form in which one of the following pairs of atoms?

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What type of bonding is present in the compound Al(ClO3)3 (ionic, covalent, or both)?

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Write a Lewis structure for the chlorite ion, ClO2-, that expands the octet to minimize formal charge and if necessary places negative formal charges on the most electronegative atom(s).

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Arrange the following bonds in order of increasing ionic character H - Cl C - H H - H O - H

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