Chemical Bonds - Covalent Flashcards
Covalent bonds occur between what type of atoms?
Identical (two nonmetals)
At room temperature, ionic compounds are what?
Solids
If a covalent molecular compound is soluble in water, what does it produce?
Non conduction aqueous solution
Pairs of valence electrons shared between atoms
Bonding electrons
This is the measure of relative attraction that atoms has for the shared electrons in a bond
Electronegativity
A covalent bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons
double covalent bond
At least how many vacancies in an atom’s valence electron shell must be to form a triple bond?
three
He developed a numerical scale for electronegativigty
Linus Pauling
A covalent bond where there is equal sharing of electrons between two atoms
nonpolar covalent bond
A covalent bond where there is unequal sharing of electrons between two atoms
polar covalent bond
Measure of the degree of inequality of sharing of electrons between two atoms
Bond polarity
Determines the approximate measure of bond polarity
Electronegativity difference between two atoms
Bonds that has an electronegativity difference of 0.4 or less
nonpolar covalent bonds
Bonds that has an electronegativity difference of greater than 0.4 but less than 1.5
polar covalent bonds
Bonds that has an electronegativity difference greater than 2.0
ionic bonds