Four students wrote different analogies to describe an electron before the formation of an ionic bond.

Student A: A tug of war between two wrestlers each weighing 460 lbs

Student B: A dog and his owner tugging at a frisbee

Student C: A big, greedy dog stealing away a bone from a smaller dog

Student D: Children exchanging their orange and strawberry flavored popsicles

Which student presented a correct analogy?

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Lucia Raymond

Chemistry

21 December, 08:35

Four students wrote different analogies to describe an electron before the formation of an ionic bond.

Student A: A tug of war between two wrestlers each weighing 460 lbs

Student B: A dog and his owner tugging at a frisbee

Student C: A big, greedy dog stealing away a bone from a smaller dog

Student D: Children exchanging their orange and strawberry flavored popsicles

Which student presented a correct analogy?

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Answers (2)

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Ciara Strickland · Answer 1

Student C: A big, greedy dog stealing away a bone from a smaller dog

Austin Willis · Answer 2

Answer: Option (c) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

An ionic bond is defined as the bond which occurs when there will be transfer of electrons between the combining atoms.

For example, potassium donating an electrons to chlorine atom will result in the formation of an ionic bond.

So, the analogy presented by student C, shows that greedy dog stole away the bone from a smaller dog. This is similar to an atom whose one valence electron is readily taken away by an electron deficient atom.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options, student C: A big, greedy dog stealing away a bone from a smaller dog, presented a correct analogy.