Chapter 8 Flashcards
Covalent bond
atoms share electrons
Molecule
neutral group of atoms joined by covalent bonds
Diatomic molecule
consisting of two atoms (e.g. oxygen molecule)
Molecular compound
a compound composed of molecules
Molecular compound melting point
relatively lower than those of ionic compounds
Molecular formula
chemical formula of a molecular compound, shows how many atoms of each element a molecule contains
Octet rule
atoms share to attain the electron configuration of noble gases
Single covalent bond
two atoms held by sharing a pair of electrons, shown by a bar
Double and triple covalent bonds
formed if the atoms can achieve the electron structure of noble gases
Coordinate covalent bond
a covalent bond in which one atom contributes both bonding electrons
Polyatomic ion
a tightly bound group of atoms that has a charge and behaves as a unit
Bond dissociation energies
the energy needed to break the bond between two covalently bonded atoms, large energy corresponds to a strong bond
A resonance structure
a structure that occurs when it’s possible to draw two or more valid electron dot structures that have the same number of electron pairs for a molecule or ion
Exceptions to the octet rule
cannot be satisfied in molecules whose total # of valence electron is an odd #
Molecular orbitals
when two atoms combine, this model assumes that their orbitals overlap to produce molecular orbitals