Covalent Bonding Flashcards
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What is Covalent Bonding?
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A covalent bond is formed when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms, usually non-metals.
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Molecules
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A molecule consists of a group of two or more atoms joined together by covalent bonding.
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Properties of Simple Molecular Substances
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Low Melting and Boiling Points: there are intermolecular forces (weak attractive forces between molecules) between the molecules, which means that it does not require much energy to break.
Conducting: Simple Molecular Substances have no overall charge and therefore no charged particles that can move to spread electricity, regardless of its state of matter.
