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7.1 Introduction and key concepts

Chemical bonding

Textbook Exercise 6.6

Explain the meaning of each of the following terms

ionic bond
covalent bond

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Which ONE of the following best describes the bond formed between carbon and hydrogen?

metallic bond
covalent bond
ionic bond

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Which of the following reactions will not take place? Explain your answer.

$\text{H} + \text{H} \rightarrow \text{H}_{2}$
$\text{Ne} + \text{Ne} \rightarrow \text{Ne}_{2}$
$\text{Cl} + \text{Cl} \rightarrow \text{Cl}_{2}$

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Draw the Lewis structure for each of the following:

calcium
iodine
hydrogen bromide $(\text{HBr})$
nitrogen dioxide $(\text{NO}_{2})$

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Given the following Lewis structure, where X and Y each represent a different element:

What is the valency of X?
What is the valency of Y?
Which elements could X and Y represent?

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Complete the following table:

	$\text{K}^{+}$	$\text{Ca}^{2+}$	$\text{NH}_{4}^{+}$
$\text{OH}^{-}$
$\text{O}^{2-}$
$\text{NO}_{3}^{-}$
$\text{PO}_{4}^{3-}$

	$\text{K}^{+}$	$\text{Ca}^{2+}$	$\text{NH}_{4}^{+}$
$\text{OH}^{-}$	$\text{KOH}$	$\text{Ca}(\text{OH})_{2}$	$\text{NH}_{4}\text{OH}$
$\text{O}^{2-}$	$\text{K}_{2}\text{O}$	$\text{CaO}$	$(\text{NH}_{4})_{2}\text{O}$
$\text{NO}_{3}^{-}$	$\text{KNO}_{3}$	$\text{Ca}(\text{NO}_{3})_{2}$	$\text{NH}_{4}\text{NO}_{3}$
$\text{PO}_{4}^{3-}$	$\text{K}_{3}\text{PO}_{4}$	$\text{Ca}_{3}(\text{PO}_{4})_{2}$	$(\text{NH}_{4})_{3}\text{PO}_{4}$

Potassium dichromate is dissolved in water.

Give the name and chemical formula for each of the ions in solution.
What is the chemical formula for potassium dichromate?

Potassium ion: $\text{K}^{+}$

Dichromate ion: $\text{Cr}_{2}\text{O}_{7}^{2-}$
$\text{K}_{2}\text{Cr}_{2}\text{O}_{7}$

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7.1 Introduction and key concepts