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3.1 (a) describe ionic (electrovalent) bonding as exemplified by NaCl and MgCl2.
3.2 (a) draw the Lewis structure of covalent molecules (octet rule as exemplified by
NH3, CCl4, H2O, CO2, N2O4 and exception to the octet rule as exemplified by BF3, NO, NO2,
PCl5, SF6
(b) draw the Lewis structure of ions as exemplified by SO42, CO32, NO3 and CN;
(c) explain the concept of overlapping and hybridisation of the s and p orbitals as
exemplified by BeCl2, BF3, CH4, N2, HCN, NH3 and H2O molecules;
Student able to :
- describe ionic (electrovalent) bonding as exemplified by NaCl and MgCl2.
- draw the Lewis structure of covalent molecules (octet rule as exemplified by
NH3, CCl4, H2O, CO2, N2O4 and exception to the octet rule as exemplified by BF3, NO, NO2,
PCl5, SF6);
- draw the Lewis structure of ions as exemplified by SO42, CO32, NO3 and CN;
- explain the concept of overlapping and hybridisation of the s and p orbitals as exemplified
by BeCl2, BF3, CH4, N2, HCN, NH3 and H2O molecules;