Question

Question 1) Consider the following reaction of calcium hydride (CaH2) with molten sodium metal:CaH2(s) + 2 Na(l) -> 2 NaH(s) + Ca(l) Identify the species being oxidized and the species being reduced?

Question 2) Give the names to the binary compounds listed below. Classify the bonds in the following as ionic or covalent. For bonds that are covalent, indicate whether they are polar or nonpolar. Explain your answer.

a. Na2O b. CaCl2 c. NBr3 d. CS2

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Answer 1

1.
Ca has a oxidation state of +2 on the left and zero on the right.
Na is zero on the left and +1 on the right.

Oxidation is the loss of electrons; reduction is the gain of electrons. Which lost and which gained and you have the answer.

2.
What's your problem with this question. What do you not understand?

Answer 2

2. Ionic bonding involves the transfer of electrons from two oppositely charged ions. This reaction usually involves a metal (electron donor) and a non-metal (acceptor). 

Covalent bonding occurs between elements close to each other or of the same nature on the periodic table. Instead of transferring electrons, they share electrons.

Therefore, both a. (Na2O) and b. (CaCl2) are ionic bonds and polar, as they are from two different spectra of the periodic table, with one ion being the donor and the other being the acceptor respectively.
Both c. (NBr3) and d. (CS2) are covalent, non-polar bonds, as they are sharing electrons due to the fact that they are situated close to each other on the periodic table and do not need to transfer electrons from their valence shells, as they have similar valence shell structures.

Answer 3

1. The species being oxidized is Ca losing electrons and the species being reduced is Na gaining electrons.