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Ionic and Covalent Bonding

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Introduction

This topic covers a number of iisues relevant to bonding, namely, classifying binary compounds as ionic or covalent based on the position of their constituent elements in the Periodic Table, naming binary compounds and deducing the dot and cross diagrams for ionic and covalent compounds.

Miscellaneous

• Problem with pop-up Periodic Table when using Internet Explorer version 4.
• Tips for dot and cross diagrams.

Contents

• Classifying compounds as ionic or covalent
• Naming binary compounds
• Quiz 1 - Classifying binary compounds
• Quiz 2 - Naming binary compounds

• Dot and cross diagrams of ionic compounds
• Quiz 3 - Ionic dot and cross diagrams

• Dot and cross diagrams of covalent compounds
• Quiz 4 - Simple covalent dot and cross diagrams
• Quiz 5 - Harder covalent dot and cross diagrams

• Clearance