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SCIENCE 9 WORKSHEET
Name:_______________________________________________________________ Score:____________
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PRACTICE Task No. 1
Dot and Cross diagrams for Ionic Compounds
Sodium Chlorine
Potassium Chlorine
Calcium Oxide
Magnesium Oxide
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Magnesium Oxide
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PRACTICE Task No. 2
Ionic Bonding
Cut out the statements on the following page and stick them next to the correct diagram to show how
the ionic compound potassium fluoride is formed (only the outside shell electrons are shown).
To gain a full outside shell,
potassium loses an electron.
The opposite charges To gain a full outside
attract each other to shell, fluorine gains an
become an ionic bond. electron.
The fluorine is now a Fluorine has seven
negatively charged electrons in its outside
ion. shell.
Potassium has one The potassium is now
electron in its outside a positively charged
shell. ion.
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PRACTICE Task No. 3
REVISION OF IONIC BONDING
Complete the following sheet, ensuring that you have;
the name of each compound
the chemical formulae
the correct diagram of the ionic bonding involved, including the charge on each ion, (use format
shown)
Lithium Oxide Li2O
Sodium Oxide
Magnesium Oxide
4 LiCl
5
NaCl
Lithium Fluoride
8 MgF2
9
Sodium Fluoride
Total = / 32
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PRACTICE Task No. 4
Covalent Bond
Can you answer the clues to fill in the puzzle?
Across
4. These particles are shared in a covalent bond.
6. This type of bond is a shared pair of electrons.
Down
1. These types of elements form covalent bonds.
2. Most covalent compounds are this state at room temperature.
3. More than one atom, chemically joined by a covalent bond.
5. More than one element chemically joined together.
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PRACTICE Task No. 5
Covalent Bond
A non-metal metal and another non-metal can bond
together by sharing electrons so that both electrons
can achieve a full outer shell. This is called covalent
bonding. To represent the atoms involved in the
bonding we draw crosses for the electrons on one of
the atoms and dots for the electrons on the other
atoms as shown here.
Instructions
NB: It may be easiest to draw each atom out individually first to work out how many
electrons will be shared
1. Draw the circles (outer shells) and overlap them (like a Venn diagram)
2. Write the symbols of the atoms involved in the middle of each circle
3. Draw the electrons for one atom as dots (o) and electrons for the other atom as
crosses (x).
4. Any shared electrons are drawn in the overlapping section.
5. Count up the electrons for EACH atom and check that they each now have a full
outer shell (2 electrons for the first shell and 8 for the next 2 shells)
F2 CH4
HCl CO2
H 2S H2O
HF NH3
TASK: Draw dot and cross diagrams for the following covalent compounds.
Challenge! - O2
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Name:_______________________________________________________________ Score:____________
Grade and Section: _______________________ Class schedule: ________________ Date: _____________
PRACTICE Task No. 6
Ionic and Covalent Bond
1. What is an ion?
2. What is the difference between an ionic bond and a covalent bond?
3. Describe in words the bonding between Magnesium and Oxygen.
4. Draw the electronic configuration for Neon.
5. Write the electronic configuration for Chlorine.
6. Draw the bonding, using dot and cross diagrams, for Chlorine.
7. Why do atoms share electrons?
8. Which group of the periodic table do atoms ‘try to be like’?
