Chemical Bonding-Ionic Bonds PDF

CHEMICA L bONDS Ionic compounds are (usually) formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Covalent compounds are formed when NOTE: Since hydrogen is a nonmetal, binary VALENCE CONFIGURATION the - configuration in the highest Energy Level. Na - 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3sᶥ Na -...

CHEMICA L bONDS Ionic compounds are (usually) formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Covalent compounds are formed when NOTE: Since hydrogen is a nonmetal, binary VALENCE CONFIGURATION the - configuration in the highest Energy Level. Na - 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3sᶥ Na - 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3sᶥ VALENCE ELECTRON -the electron(s) in the valence configuration. Na - 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3sᶥ Na - 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3sᶥ LEDS Lewis Electron Dot Structure FACT CHEM1 It was Gilbert Lewis who suggested that chemical bond is formed by either sharing or transfer  The representati on of the covalent compound is FACT CHEM1 Only valence electrons are included in Lewis Electron Dot Structure – GILBERT NEWTON LEWIS OCTET RULE  OCTET “Atoms tend to RULE assume the stable configuration of the nearest Noble Gas elements to OCTET RULE -atoms tend to gain stability by having 8 valence OCTET RULE refers to the tendency of atoms to gain, lose or share electrons to have eight electrons in the valence shell or attain the same number of electrons as the noble gas nearest to them in