CHEM 1701 – Week 8 – Note Taking Template

Chemistry I for Pre-Health Sciences

PURPOSE
 This template is designed to be a tool to help you stay focused and organized with the “take away”
messages from this week.
 Complete the template as you work through this week’s content.

FEEDBACK
 Want feedback from Laura?
o Online students: Submit this note taking template to the appropriate Assignments folder in
DC Connect and I will provide you with feedback and a complete answer key.
o In-class students: Book some extra-help time or ask in class if you have any questions
about the content.
 The feedback and answer key will be valuable study tools for you in preparation for the test.

INSTRUCTIONS
 This note taking template is NOT for marks.
 This template is NOT all inclusive. It covers most content.

CONTENT COVERED THIS WEEK:

UNIT 4: CHEMICAL BONDING
 LO 4.1 Predict whether a bond is ionic or covalent
 LO 4.2 Describe the properties and formation of ionic bonds and covalent bonds
 LO 4.3 State the electronegativity trends on the periodic table and relate this to electronegativity values
 LO 4.4 Use electronegativity values of elements to classify covalent bonds as polar or non-polar
 LO 4.5 Apply delta notation to a polar covalent bond
 LO 4.6 Distinguish between inter- and intra-molecular forces and explain the contribution of molecular
polarity to these forces
 LO 4.7 Relate the physical and chemical properties of ionic and molecular substances to the presence
of inter- and intra-molecular forces
 LO 4.8 Draw Lewis structures for covalent compounds
 LO 4.9 Use VSEPR theory to predict the shapes of molecules
 LO 4.10 Identify the seven naturally occurring diatomic elements

QUESTIONS
As you work through the weeks content, or at the end of the week once you’ve completed all of the tasks, use
the space below to record any remaining questions you have.

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Covalent Bonds vs. Ionic Bonds

LO 4.1 Predict whether a bond is ionic or covalent

LO 4.2 Describe the properties and formation of ionic bonds and covalent bonds

1) Summarize some key differences between ionic and molecular compounds.

Ionic Bonds Covalent Bonds

Type of elements used

(Metal? Nonmetal? Both?)

Describe how electrons are

shared or not shared and
how this holds the atom
together

Provide 2 examples of each

bond type

2) Hydrogen is:
a) A metal
b) A non-metal
c) Both a metal and non-metal

3) True or False: In covalent bonds, atoms are held together when one atom “steals” electrons from another.
Electrons are not shared.

4) Which of the following will form a covalent bond?

a) Lithium and hydrogen
b) Magnesium and bromine
c) Hydrogen and chlorine
d) Potassium and oxygen

5) Complete the table below.

H2O NaCl SO2 CuF2

Ingredients 2 nometals or 2 nometals or 2 nometals or 2 nometals or
(circle the correct answer) metal + nonmetal metal + nonmetal metal + nonmetal metal + nonmetal

Ionic or Covalent?

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Electronegativity
LO 4.3 State the electronegativity trends on the periodic table and relate this to electronegativity values

6) What is the trend in electronegativity as you move across a period on the periodic table?

7) What is the trend in electronegativity as you move up a group on the periodic table?

8) Which pair of elements has the largest difference in electronegativity?

a) Boron and carbon
b) Oxygen and fluorine
c) Chlorine and bromine
d) Fluorine and chlorine

9) Challenge question: Why does fluorine have a larger electronegativity value than chlorine? [HINT: think of
the octet rule]

Polarity
LO 4.4 Use electronegativity values of elements to classify covalent bonds as polar or non-polar
LO 4.5 Apply delta notation to a polar covalent bond

10) Match the following.

____ ΔEN = 0 a) polar covalent bond

____ ΔEN = 0.1 – 2.1 b) ionic bond
____ ΔEN = 2.1 and over c) non-polar covalent bond

11) Classify the following ΔEN as non-polar covalent, polar covalent or ionic.

Electronegativity Difference (ΔEN) Classification

ΔEN = 0.6
ΔEN = 0
ΔEN = 1.1
ΔEN = 2.3

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12) Use electronegativity values to determine the bond type formed between each of the following elements.

a) Boron and fluorine __________________________

b) Calcium and bromine __________________________
c) Cesium and francium __________________________
d) Oxygen and nitrogen __________________________

13) Draw delta notation for each bond below.

N–F N – Br I – Br

Intermolecular Forces vs. Intramolecular Force

LO 4.6 Distinguish between inter- and intra-molecular forces and explain the contribution of molecular polarity
to these forces
LO 4.7 Relate the physical and chemical properties of ionic and molecular substances to the presence of inter-
and intra-molecular forces

14) Compare and contrast the terms intermolecular force and intramolecular force.

15) Explain hydrogen bonding. Is it an interparticle or intraparticle force? What elements are required
for hydrogen bonding to occur?

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Lewis Structures

4.8 Draw Lewis structures for covalent compounds

16) Determine the total number of valence electrons required for each structure. Then, draw the Lewis
structure for each molecule.

H2O NF3 O2

Total valence
electrons

Lewis structure

VSEPR

LO 4.9 Use VSEPR theory to predict the shapes of molecules

17) Complete the table below related to VSEPR concepts. The first one has been done for you.

VSEPR shape Bonded electron pairs Lone electron pairs

Bent (option 1) 2 2
Bent (option 2)
Linear
Tetrahedral
Trigonal pyramidal
Trigonal planar

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Diatomic Elements

LO 4.10 Identify the seven naturally occurring diatomic elements

18) True or False: The following reaction equation is written correctly to consider diatomic elements.
H + Cl  HCl

19) True or False: Helium is a diatomic element.

20) List the 7 diatomic elements by name and their structure. The first one has been done for you.

Name Hydrogen

Structure H2

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