Atomic Bonding Worksheet
A Grade 12 Chemistry worksheet covering various aspects of atomic bonding, including ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds, molecular geometry, and intermolecular forces.
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Atomic Bonding Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all work for calculations. Good luck!
1. Which type of bond involves the transfer of electrons between atoms?
Covalent bond
Ionic bond
Metallic bond
Hydrogen bond
2. What is the molecular geometry of a molecule with two bonding pairs and no lone pairs around the central atom?
Trigonal planar
Tetrahedral
Linear
Bent
3. The ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond is called .
4. In a polar covalent bond, electrons are shared between atoms.
5. Explain the main difference between an ionic bond and a covalent bond.
6. London Dispersion Forces are the strongest type of intermolecular force.
True
False
7. A molecule with a tetrahedral electron geometry and a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry has one lone pair of electrons on the central atom.
True
False
Match the term on the left with its description on the right.
8. Dipole-dipole forces
a. Attraction between a hydrogen atom bonded to a highly electronegative atom and another electronegative atom.
9. Hydrogen bonding
b. Forces between polar molecules.
10. London Dispersion Forces
c. Weakest intermolecular forces present in all molecules.
11. Draw the Lewis structure for CO2 (carbon dioxide) and predict its molecular geometry. Explain your reasoning.