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Ionic & Covalent Bonding

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Element ANa · Sodium
Element BCl · Chlorine
Bond typeIonic
FormulaNaCl
  • Choose a metal and a nonmetal to form an IONIC bond
  • Choose two nonmetals to form a COVALENT bond
  • Make common table salt — sodium chloride, NaCl
  • Make water, H₂O, from hydrogen and oxygen
  • Find the pair that forms a TRIPLE covalent bond (three shared pairs)