Covalent Bonding (P1) Flashcards
What are covalent bonds between?
Non-Metals and non-metals
What do covalent bonds involve?
Electrons being shared
Ball and stick diagram
Write the chemical symbol for each element as many times as it appears and draw a line for each shared electron between the elements
Dot-cross diagram
It works almost like a Venn diagram where each dot or cross is between every element it is in. It is the shape it was originally
What state are simple covalent substances at room temp?
Some are solid, some are liquid, some are gas
Why do simple covalent substances have low melting and boiling points but giant high?
Because they have fewer bonds when simple and more when giant
Why aren’t covalent substances conductive
Because they have no charge
Why are covalent substances brittle?
Because no particles are charged so they repel?
