Covalent Bonding

Question 1

In covalent bonding, are electrons transferred between atoms, or shared between atoms?

Answer 1

Shared

Question 2

Covalent bonds form between ________ atoms.

Answer 2

Non-metallic

Question 3

what type of bond do hydrogen and oxygen atoms share in water?

Answer 3

In a water molecule, the hydrogen and oxygen atoms are held together by covalent bonds.

Question 4

an example of a simple molecule?

Answer 4

Ammonia

Question 5

why do many simple molecules have low melting and boiling points?

Answer 5

• covalent bonds between atoms are very strong.
• forces of attraction between molecules are weak
• the intermolecular forces only require a small amount of energy to break, which means they’ll break at low temperatures.