Chapter 8 And 9 Flashcards
A bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms
Covalent bond
A neutral group of atoms joined together by covalent bonds
Molecule
A molecule consisting of two atoms
Diatomic molecule
A compound that is composed of molecules
Molecular compound
A chemical formula of a molecular molecule compound that shows the kinds and numbers of atoms present in a molecule of a compound
Molecular formula
A bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons
Single covalent bond
A chemical formula that shows the arrangement of atoms in a molecule or a polyatomic ion; each dash between a pair of atoms indicates a pair of shared electrons
Structural formula
A pair of valence electrons that is not shared between atoms
Unshared pair
A bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons
Double covalent bond
A covalent bond in which three pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms
Triple covalent bond
A covalent bond in which one atom contributes both bonding electrons
Coordinate covalent bond
A tightly bound group of atoms that behaves as a unit and has a positive or negative charge
Polyatomic ion
The energy required to break the bond between two covalently bonded atoms
Bond dissociation energy
One of the two or more equally valid electron dot structures of a molecule or polyatomic ion
Resonance structure
A covalent bond in which the electrons are shared equally by the two atoms
Nonpolar covalent bond