Covalent Bonding Flashcards
1
Q
What is Covalent Bonding?
A
Covalent Bonding is when atoms SHARE electrons with eachother so that they have a full outer shell
2
Q
Covalent Bonding means that…
A
Both atoms feel that they have a full outer shell, and that makes them happy as it gives them the electronic structure of a noble gas.
3
Q
Covalent Bonding provides..
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One extra shared electron for each atom. So a covalent bond is a shared pair of electrons.
4
Q
Each atoms involved in covalent bonding must…
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Have enough to make covalent bonds to fill up the outer shell
5
Q
LOOK OVER MORE COVALENT BONDING EXAMPLES
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EG) OXYGEN
METHANE
