Worksheet 1

Name:……………………………….. Class:………………

Fig.2 Two hydrogen atoms sharing

Fig.1 Two hydrogen atoms a pair of electrons

Fig. 3 The formation of covalent bond between two chlorine atoms

Two chlorine atoms sharing

Two chlorine atoms ______ pair(s) of electrons

Fig. 4 The formation of covalent bond between two oxygen atoms

Two oxygen atoms sharing

Two oxygen atoms _____ pair(s) of electrons

What is a covalent bond?

A covalent bond is a bond that is ___________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
 Worksheet 2

Name:……………………………….. Class:………………

Summary on Covalent Bond

COVALENT BOND

A bond that is formed when a ________ of valence electrons

are __________ between two ________________ atoms.

Two ________________ (hydrogen) atoms

The two atoms achieve a stable electron

configuration (duplet or octet) through…

What is a covalentThe _____ non-metal atoms

bond? 19 ___________ a pair of
A covalent bond is a bond that is formed when a pair of valence electrons are shared
electrons
between two non-metal to form a _______________ bond.
atoms.
 Worksheet 3
Name:……………………………….. Class:………………

Draw the formation of these molecules.

(i) NH3

One N atom and three H atoms 3 __________ bonds

(ii) CO2

One C atom and two O atoms 2 __________ bonds

(iii) N2

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Two N atoms 1 __________ bond

 Worksheet 4
Name:……………………………….. Class:………………
Fig.1 The formation of a ______________ ion (cation)

Sodium atom Sodium ion

Fig.2 The formation of a _______________ ion (anion)

Chlorine atom Chloride ion

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 Fig.3 The formation of sodium chloride

Na
The opposite
charges of the ions
__________ each
other.

The force between

Cl the two ions is
called __________
force.

What is an ionic bond?

An ionic bond is the strong ____________________ attraction that holds the ________________
charged ions together.

Fig.4 The formation of magnesium oxide

Fig.5 The formation of magnesium chloride

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 Worksheet 5
Name:……………………………….. Class:………………

Summary on Ionic Bond

IONIC BOND

The strong ______________ attraction that holds the

______________ charged ions together.

1. The formation of the positive and negative ions

Metal atom Metal ion

Non-metal atom Non-metal ion

2. The opposite charges of the ions _______________ each other.

3. The force between the two ions is called ________________force.

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 Worksheet 6
Name:……………………………….. Class:………………

Draw the formation of these ionic compounds.

(i) Potassium chloride (KCl)

(ii) Calcium oxide (CaO)

(iii) Aluminium chloride (AlCl3)

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WORK SHEET 7

1. Fill in the blanks for the formation of magnesium oxide compound

(a) Magnesium oxide is an ______________ compound.
(b) Magnesium atom has a proton number of 12. Therefore the electron
arrangement of the atom is _____________
(c) Magnesium atom has ____________ valence electrons.
(d) To achieve a stable ____________ electron arrangement, magnesium atom
has to ________ its valence electrons to form a __________ ion.
(e) Proton number of oxygen atom is 8. Therefore the electron arrangement of
oxygen atom is ______.
(f) To achieve a stable ______________ electron arrangement, oxygen atom has
to ________________ ______________ electrons and formed a __________
ion.
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(g) A strong _______________ force is formed between Mg2+ and O2 ions and an
__________ bond is formed.
(h) Draw the electron arrangement in magnesium oxide

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Name:………………………………..
Class:………………

Compare and contrast formation of ionic and covalent bonds.

IONIC BOND COVALENT BOND

Similarities

Differences

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