Question

(c) Draw orbital diagrams for the formation of the following compounds.
(1) Sodium chloride
(ii) Water​

Answer 1

The orbitals diagram are attached with the answer.

• NaCl forms ionic bonds which means that the sodium atom donates its valence electron which is present in its valence shell and gains a positive charge while the chlorine atom gains a negative charge because it accepts an electron from sodium.
• While H2O forms covalent bond because it shares electrons between the atoms.