Covalent Bonding

Question 1

What is covalent bonding?

Answer 1

Bonding by sharing electrons

Question 2

Which shell are the electrons shared from?

Answer 2

The outer shell

Question 3

Why do atoms share electrons?

Answer 3

To get a full outer shell (electronic structure of noble gases)

Question 4

What is a covalent bond?

Answer 4

A shared pair of electrons

Question 5

Which two elements make single covalent bonds with themselves?

Answer 5

Hydrogen

Chlorine

Question 6

How many covalent bonds does Methane have? What is the symbol for Methane?

Answer 6

CH₄

4 covalent bonds between the carbon in the middle and the 4 hydrogens round the edge (1 covalent bond for each)

Question 7

How many covalent bonds does Hydrogen Chloride have?

Answer 7

1 pair of shared electrons

Question 8

How many covalent bonds does Ammonia have?

Answer 8

3 covalent bonds

Question 9

How many covalent bonds does Water have?

Answer 9

2 covalent bonds

1 with each hydrogen atom

Question 10

How many coavelnt bonds does oxygen have when it bonds with itsleft?

Answer 10

1 DOUBLE covalent bond to form O₂. (Each oxygen atom shares 2 electrons)