Important Questions on Chemical Bonding What are the conditions for the formation of an electrovalent bond ? An atom X has three electrons more than the noble gas configuration. What type of ion will it form ? Write the formula of its sulphate. An atom X has three electrons more than the noble gas configuration. What type of ion will it form? Write the formula of its nitrate. An atom X has three electrons more than the noble gas configuration. What type of ion will it form? Write the formula of its phosphate. An atom X has three electrons more than the noble gas configuration. What type of ion will it form ? Write the formula of its carbonate. An atom X has three electrons more than the noble gas configuration. What type of ion will it form? Write the formula of its hydroxide. In the formation of the compound XY 2 , an atom X gives one electron to each Y atom. What is the nature of bond in XY 2 ? Draw the electron dot structure of this compound. An atom X has 2 , 8 , 7 electrons in its shell. It combines with Y having 1 electron in its outermost shell. What type of bond will be formed between X and Y?