Covalent Bond Strength Flashcards

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What are the characteristics of Covalent Bonding?

A

The “sharing” of a pair of electrons by two atoms. Sharing is a balance of attraction and repulsion.

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What is Bond Length?

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The distance between the two bonded nuclei at maximum attraction.

  • atom sizes.
  • number of bonds.
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How does Bond Length vary with more bonds?

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The more bonds there are, the shorter the bond length gets.

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How does the amount of Bonds affect bond strength?

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More bonds makes it harder to break.

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Which bond is the strongest? A, B, or C.

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C (triple bond). A is a single bond and B is a double bond.

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