Week 3 Lecture: Covalent Compound Flashcards
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What are covalent compounds also called?
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Molecules.
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What are covalent compounds?
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When atoms of two non metals combine.
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What is a single covalent bond?
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A single covalent bond is one in which two atoms share a pair of electrons.
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What is a double covalent bond?
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A covalent bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons.
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What are triple covalent bonds?
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A covalent bond in which two atoms share here pairs of electrons.
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How do you name covalent compounds?
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Full name of the first non metal in the chemical formula is given first, the second nonmetal is named by its elemental name with the ending changed with the suffix ide, numerical prefixes given.
