Notes for Ionic BondingName:______

Valence electrons: ______

Lewis dot structure (electron dot configuration)

–Shows ______as a series of dots surrounding an atomic symbol

–Place one dot around at a time before you double up

–Maximum of ______dots

Paired valence electrons

–Relatively ______

–Resistant to change

–Don’t form chemical bonds

–Called ______

Unpaired valence electrons

–Have a ______tendency to participate in chemical bonding

Atoms tend to form chemical bonds so that they each have 8 electrons (in pairs) in their valence shells (______rule)

–This is similar to electron configuration of a ______

The Octet Rule

•The octet rule says:

–Atoms tend to gain or lose electrons in order to have ______valence electrons.

Ions and Lewis Dot Structures

•Find the number of ______

•Following the octet rule, find how many electrons will be gained or lost for each atom to become an ion.

•Combine the ions to form ______

Practice

•Combine the following atoms to form ionic compounds (show Lewis dot structures).

•Na Cl

•Mg F2

•Na2 O

Electrons occupy ______shell first

–Exposed electrons in ______responsible for bonding

Chemical bond

–Force of ______between atoms that holds them together

  • Ion : an atom having ______charge

•Cation

–An ion where electrons are ______

–Has a ______charge

–Na1+ → Na+

•Electron dots for cations

–Metals will have ______valence electrons

–These will come off

–Forming ______ions

•Anion

–An ion where electrons are ______

–Ion has an overall ______charge

–Cl1- → Cl-

•Electron dots for anions

–Non-metals will have ______valence electrons

–They will ______electrons to fill outer shell

–Forming ______ions

•Ionization Energy

–The amount of energy needed to ______an electron from an atom

–The closer the electron is to the ______, the harder it is to remove

•Ionic bond

•Transfer of electrons

•Formation of cations and anions

•______hold ions together

•Ionic compounds

–Are highly ______compounds

•each anion actually attracts several ______

•These attract several more anions

•A network of ions forms ______

•Ionic compounds

•Consist of elements found on ______sides of the periodic table

•Positive and negative charges must ______(Oxidation numbers)

•When melted or ______, they carry an electrical charge

Criss-cross method

•Examples:

•Mg Cl

•Na S

•Al Br

•Ca N

•Ba P