Chemical Bonding Worksheet

Ionic Bond between a Metal and Non-Metal (M + NM)

Covalent Bond between a Non-Metal and Non-Metal (NM + NM) or (Metalloid + NM)

Determine if the elements in the following compounds are metals or non-metals. Describe the type of bonding that
occurs in the compound.

Compound Element 1 Element 2 Bond Type

(metal or non-metal?) (metal or non-metal?)
NO2 N = non-metal O = non-metal covalent

NaCl

SO2

PO43-

MgBr2

CaO

H2O

K2 O

CH4

O2

CuCl2

NO2-

TiO2

HF

Rb2S

SiO2

Fe2O3

C6H12O22
 Difference in electronegativity
4.0 1.7 .4 0
Polar-covalent Non-polar
Ionic bond covalent
bond
100% 50% 5% 0%
Percentage Ionic character

Bonding More Less Difference in Bond Type

between electronegative electronegative electronegativity
element and value element and value
Sulfur and
Hydrogen
Sulfur and
cesium
Chlorine and
bromine
Calcium and
chlorine
Oxygen and
hydrogen
Nitrogen and
hydrogen
Iodine and
iodine
Copper and
sulfur
Hydrogen and
fluorine
Carbon and
oxygen
 Lewis Structures Practice Worksheet
Draw the Lewis structures for the following compounds:

1) PBr3

2) N2H2

3) CH3OH

4) NO2-1

5) C2H4
Covalent Nomenclature Worksheet
Write the names of the following compounds: Write the formulas for the following compounds:

1) As4O10 _________________________________________

2) BrO3 _________________________________________

3) N2O3 _________________________________________

4) NI3 _________________________________________

5) SF6 _________________________________________

6) PCl3 _________________________________________

7) CO _________________________________________

8) PCl5 _________________________________________

9) P2O5 _________________________________________

10) S2Cl2 _________________________________________

11) chlorine monoxide _________________________________________

12) oxygen difluoride _________________________________________

13) dinitrogen pentasulfide _________________________________________

14) sulfur trioxide _________________________________________

15) boron trifluoride _________________________________________

16) silicon dioxide _________________________________________

17) bromine pentafluoride _________________________________________

18) sulfur tetrachloride _________________________________________