covalent bonding Flashcards
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define covalent bonding
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the electrostatic bond between the nuclei of two typically non-metal elements resulting from the sharing of a pair of electrons
2
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what is VSPER
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VSEPR theory = valence shell electrons pair repulsion theory
- a model used to predict molecule geometry/shape so…
- Valence shell electrons exist in pairs –
- Pairs of electrons want to be as far away from each other as possible as all these pairs of electrons repel each other (due to like charge) and
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