Chapter 8 - Covalent Bonding Flashcards
1
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Covalent bond
A
electron sharing between atoms
2
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The octet rule
A
atoms will lose, gain, or share electrons in order to achieve a noble gas electron configuration
3
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Lone pairs
A
pairs of valence electrons not involved in bonding
4
Q
Lewis structure
A
a representation of covalent bonding
5
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Single bond
A
atoms are held together by one electron pair
6
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Double bond
A
atoms share two pairs of electrons
7
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Triple bond
A
atoms share three electron pairs
8
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Bond length
A
the distance between nuclei of two covalently bonded atoms
9
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Bond lengths
A
single > double > triple
10
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Bond strengths
A
triple > double > single
11
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Intramolecular attractive force
A
hold the atoms together
12
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Intermolecular attractive force
A
forces between different molecules
