Bonding terms bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Ion left positive after an atom gives up valence electrons

   Item

   Cation

2. Clue

   Ion left negative after an atom takes in extra electrons

   Item

   Anion

3. Clue

   Valence pair on an atom that no bond makes use of

   Item

   Lone pair

4. Clue

   One shared pair of electrons joining two atoms

   Item

   Single bond

5. Clue

   Two shared pairs of electrons joining two atoms

   Item

   Double bond

6. Clue

   Three shared pairs of electrons joining two atoms

   Item

   Triple bond

7. Clue

   Main group atoms bond until eight valence electrons surround them

   Item

   Octet rule

8. Clue

   Energy to pull a mole of ionic solid apart into gaseous ions

   Item

   Lattice energy

9. Clue

   Energy to break a mole of one named covalent bond in gas

   Item

   Bond energy

Instructions

Read each call, tap its term on the board. Three in a line is bingo.

Explanation