Competency #6
Predict chemical bonding in terms of electron behavior and the periodic table
Learning Objective e
- e. Explain ionic bonding using the Bohr (electron shell) model
Question
Write down your answer to the following question:
Shown below are Bohr models for magnesium (left) and oxygen (right):
Which of the following statements best describes the ionic bond between magnesium and oxygen?
- Magnesium will give away 2 electrons and oxygen will gain 2 electrons, and the resulting ions will be attracted to each other
- The outer electron shells of magnesium and oxygen will overlap
- Oxygen will give 6 electrons to magnesium
- None of the above
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