1. Ionic Bonding Lewis Dot Diagram
2. Ionic Lewis Dot Structure Worksheet

Ionic Bonding Lewis Dot Diagram

Lewis structure calculator, Drawing Lewis Structures (2).Step 2:Draw a reasonable skeletal structure, using single bonds to join all the atoms.Try to arrange the atoms to yield the most typical number of bonds for each atom.Apply the following guidelines in deciding what element belongs in the center of your structure. Compounds of low electronegativity metals with high electronegativity nonmetals (DE N 1.7) are ionic as are compounds of metals with polyatomic anions. For a monoatomic ion, the electronic configuration of the ion represents the correct Lewis structure. Get the free 'Lewis structure' widget for your website, blog, Wordpress, Blogger, or iGoogle. Find more Chemistry widgets in Wolfram Alpha.

Conceptual Problems

Ionic Lewis Dot Structure Worksheet

• Given descriptions, diagrams, scenarios, or chemical symbols, students will model covalent bonds using electron dot formula (Lewis structures).
• Shows how to draw Lewis Dot Structures for ionic compounds. You can see a listing of all my videos at my website, http://www.stepbystepscience.com.

1. Describe the differences in behavior between NaOH and CH₃OH in aqueous solution. Which solution would be a better conductor of electricity? Explain your reasoning.

2. What is the relationship between the strength of the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions and the distance between the ions? How does the strength of the electrostatic interactions change as the size of the ions increases?

3. Which will result in the release of more energy: the interaction of a gaseous sodium ion with a gaseous oxide ion or the interaction of a gaseous sodium ion with a gaseous bromide ion? Why?

4. Which will result in the release of more energy: the interaction of a gaseous chloride ion with a gaseous sodium ion or a gaseous potassium ion? Explain your answer.

5. What are the predominant interactions when oppositely charged ions are

   1. far apart?
   2. at internuclear distances close to r₀?
   3. very close together (at a distance that is less than the sum of the ionic radii)?

6. Several factors contribute to the stability of ionic compounds. Describe one type of interaction that destabilizes ionic compounds. Describe the interactions that stabilize ionic compounds.

7. What is the relationship between the electrostatic attractive energy between charged particles and the distance between the particles?