SODIUM BENZOATE

1. Draw the chemical structure of sodium benzoate and list each type of bond below.

(If a bond occurs more than once, you only need to list it once. For example, if there are multiple CH bonds, you only need to list this bond once.)

2. Look up the electronegativity values for each element present in this structure. Use the electronegativity values to label each covalent bond as polar or nonpolar.

3. For each type of covalent bond, circle the atom that the electrons in the bond are more attracted to. If there is no difference, explain why not.

4. List two different ways that you could determine that the bond between oxygen and sodium is ionic.