Covalent Bonding Worksheet
Explore the fundamentals of covalent bonding, including electron sharing, types of covalent bonds, and properties of covalent compounds.
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Covalent Bonding Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. What type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between atoms?
Ionic bond
Covalent bond
Metallic bond
Hydrogen bond
2. Which of the following is a characteristic property of covalent compounds?
High melting points
Good electrical conductivity
Low melting points
Solubility in water (always)
3. A covalent bond is formed when atoms electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.
4. In a polar covalent bond, electrons are shared between atoms due to a difference in .
5. Only nonmetals can form covalent bonds with each other.
True
False
6. A double bond involves the sharing of two pairs of electrons between two atoms.
True
False
7. Explain the difference between a single covalent bond and a triple covalent bond.
8. Draw a Lewis structure for a molecule of water (H₂O).
9. Observe the diagram below showing covalent bond formation. Briefly describe what is happening in the diagram.
