Name_______________________________
Date_______________
Hour__________
Covalent Bonding Practice
1) Explain the difference in how ionic and covalent bonds are held together.
2) HCl is a polar molecule. Label each element with its partial charge and example why the charge occurs.
3) Label the following bonds with single, double or triple and label the total number of electrons shared
between the atoms. (Hint: Draw the electron dot diagrams).
a) CH4
b) NP
c) NCl3
4) What is a diatomic element and list all 7.
5) What are the properties of covalent bonds?
6) Covalent bonds are made of what types of elements?
d) O2
7) Write the formulas or compound names for the following:
SO3 ___________________________
CO _____________________________
CS2 _____________________________
CCl4 ____________________________
N2O _____________________________
As2S3 ______________________________
NI3 _____________________________
Phosphorus trichloride ___________________________________
Diphosphorus pentoxide ___________________________________________________
Dinitrogen pentoxide _____________________________________
Dinitrogen pentasulfide __________________________________
Oxygen difluoride _________________________________________
Tetraphosphorus decaoxide _______________________________
Silicon tetrabromide ______________________________________
Sulfur dioxide _____________________________________________
Bromine monochloride ____________________________________
Diarsenic pentasulfide _____________________________________