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Bonding and Structure: Limitations of Bonding Diagrams

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Total cards: 9•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Advantage(s) of dot and cross diagrams.

Back (Answer)

• clearly shows where the electrons are coming from

#2
Front (Question)

Disadvantage(s) of dot and cross diagram.

Back (Answer)

• doesn’t show the shape of the molecule in 3D

#3
Front (Question)

Disadvantage(s) of a stick diagram (displayed formula?).

Back (Answer)

• cant tell which electron in the covalent bond came from which atom • doesn’t show outer electrons that are not in bonds • doesn’t give accurate information about the shape of the molecule

#4
Front (Question)

Advantage(s) of a 3D stick diagram.

Back (Answer)

• shows the shape of the molecule

#5
Front (Question)

Disadvantage(s) of 3D stick diagram.

Back (Answer)

• cant tell which electron in the covalent bond came from which electron • doesn’t show outer electrons that are not in bonds

#6
Front (Question)

Advantage(s) of a ball and stick diagram.

Back (Answer)

• clearly shows ions in 3D

#7
Front (Question)

Disadvantage(s) of ball and stick diagram.

Back (Answer)

• only shows a tiny part of giant lattice • shows ions as wifely spaced (in reality, they are packed together)

#8
Front (Question)

Advantage(s) of a space filling diagram.

Back (Answer)

• shows how close ions are

#9
Front (Question)

Disadvantage(s) of a space filling diagram.

Back (Answer)

• difficult to see • only shows a tiny part of the giant ionic lattice