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What type of bond forms between a metal and a nonmetal?
What type of bond forms between a metal and a nonmetal?
- Covalent bond
- Ionic bond (correct)
- Electrostatic bond
- Electronegative bond
What is a characteristic of a covalent bond?
What is a characteristic of a covalent bond?
- Electrons are equally shared between atoms (correct)
- Electrons are not involved in the bond
- Electrons are transferred from one atom to another
- Electrons are lost by one atom
According to the Lewis model, how many electrons are in the last orbital of a nitrogen atom?
According to the Lewis model, how many electrons are in the last orbital of a nitrogen atom?
- 10 electrons
- 5 electrons (correct)
- 3 electrons
- 8 electrons
What is the result of electrons being shared equally in a covalent bond?
What is the result of electrons being shared equally in a covalent bond?
What is a limitation of the Lewis model?
What is a limitation of the Lewis model?
Electrons are completely lost in a covalent bond.
Electrons are completely lost in a covalent bond.
Nitrogen has 8 electrons in its last orbital according to the Lewis model.
Nitrogen has 8 electrons in its last orbital according to the Lewis model.
Electrons are always shared equally in a covalent bond.
Electrons are always shared equally in a covalent bond.
Ionic bonds occur between two nonmetal atoms.
Ionic bonds occur between two nonmetal atoms.
The Lewis model only describes ionic bonds.
The Lewis model only describes ionic bonds.