Covalent Bonding

Question 1

What is the empirical formula?

Answer 1

The empirical formula of a molecule or compound is the smallest whole number ratio of elements in that compound.

Question 2

What kind of electronegativity do covalent bonds have?

Answer 2

High

Question 3

Why do covalent bonds form?

Answer 3

Due to the electrostatic force of attraction between 2 nuclei and a shares pair of electrons

Question 4

Why do non metals have a higher attraction for electrons?

Answer 4

Because their electronegativity is so high. Therefore they share electrons rather than transferring

Question 5

How do you find the covalence of an element?

Answer 5

N= valence electrons

8-N = covalence

Question 6

What is molecule structure?

Answer 6

When molecules have a distinct number of atoms within their structure (exact)

Question 7

Wha is a covalent network structure?

Answer 7

Covalent network structures are not molecules, their formula shoes a whole number ratio of atoms.