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Rubentheran · Jan 19, 2011, 11:25 AM

1.Write the Lewis dot symbols of the reactants and products in the following reactions

Ca + H2 ----> CaH2

2.For each of the following pairs of elements, state whether the binary compound they
Form is likely to be ionic or covalent. Write the empirical formula and name of the
Compound. (a) B and F (b) K and Br

How am I supposed to do this?? Can someone help me? Thanks.I really cannot understand.So,someone please show me the workings/solutions step by step(at least).

DrBob1 · Jan 19, 2011, 04:25 PM

Can you show us what you have been able to do so far? Hints: (1) elements that are on the extremes (far left and far right) on the periodic table will form ionic bonds. Closer to each other, they tend to be covalent. (2) The first compound you show is named CALCIUM HYDRIDE. What does that tell you?

Rubentheran · Jan 19, 2011, 08:51 PM

But I don't know how to draw the structure.Can you give a full solution of the drawing so that I will able to do the rest of the questions by using your solution as reference.thanks

Rubentheran · Jan 19, 2011, 08:52 PM

But I don't know how to draw the structure.Can you give a full solution of the drawing so that I will able to do the rest of the questions by using your solution as reference.thanks.Please sir

Unknown008 · Jan 19, 2011, 11:46 PM

If you never studied how to do them... how did you get that question to do?

If you still don't know, use Google to have a few examples about Lewis structures (I never studied Lewis structures, but Google provided a lot of useful examples).

Then, you post what you think is the answer. We'll then tell you whether you did it correctly or not.