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What is the primary reason atoms form covalent bonds?
What is the primary reason atoms form covalent bonds?
- To gain electrons
- To share electrons and fill their outer shells (correct)
- To lose electrons
- To attract other atoms
Which of the following molecules is polar due to its electronegativity difference?
Which of the following molecules is polar due to its electronegativity difference?
- H2O (correct)
- N2
- CH4
- O2
What type of bond forms between two nitrogen atoms in an N2 molecule?
What type of bond forms between two nitrogen atoms in an N2 molecule?
- Triple bond (correct)
- Quadruple bond
- Single bond
- Double bond
What characterizes covalent bonds in terms of electronegativity?
What characterizes covalent bonds in terms of electronegativity?
Which molecule contains four single covalent bonds?
Which molecule contains four single covalent bonds?
What results from the overlap of valence shells between nonmetallic elements?
What results from the overlap of valence shells between nonmetallic elements?
What are lone pairs of electrons?
What are lone pairs of electrons?
Which of the following best describes a polar bond?
Which of the following best describes a polar bond?
How does electronegativity affect the sharing of electrons in a bond?
How does electronegativity affect the sharing of electrons in a bond?
What happens when the electronegativity difference between two atoms is 1.7?
What happens when the electronegativity difference between two atoms is 1.7?
What type of bond is formed between two atoms with equal electronegativities?
What type of bond is formed between two atoms with equal electronegativities?
Which element has the highest electronegativity value?
Which element has the highest electronegativity value?
What is the percent ionic character in HCl?
What is the percent ionic character in HCl?
What does the presence of partial charges (δ+ and δ-) in polar covalent bonds indicate?
What does the presence of partial charges (δ+ and δ-) in polar covalent bonds indicate?
Why is carbon dioxide (CO2) considered nonpolar despite having polar bonds?
Why is carbon dioxide (CO2) considered nonpolar despite having polar bonds?
What does a higher difference in electronegativity between two atoms indicate?
What does a higher difference in electronegativity between two atoms indicate?
How much covalent character does HCl exhibit based on its ionic character?
How much covalent character does HCl exhibit based on its ionic character?
What type of bond character does the H2O molecule have?
What type of bond character does the H2O molecule have?
What is one reason CO2 is nonpolar?
What is one reason CO2 is nonpolar?
What degree of ionic character is indicated for a bond with a difference in electronegativity of 1.5?
What degree of ionic character is indicated for a bond with a difference in electronegativity of 1.5?
Which of the following statements about ionic and covalent bonds is true?
Which of the following statements about ionic and covalent bonds is true?
What happens to bond dipoles in a molecule with symmetrical geometry?
What happens to bond dipoles in a molecule with symmetrical geometry?
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Study Notes
Ionic Bonding
- Ionic bonds form when atoms of opposite charges attract.
- Ionic bonds typically occur between metals and nonmetals.
Covalent Bonding
- Covalent bonds involve sharing electrons between nonmetal atoms.
- The shared electrons prevent the positively charged nuclei from moving apart.
- Each shared pair of electrons forms a single covalent bond.
- Double covalent bonds involve four shared electrons, and triple covalent bonds involve six shared electrons.
Electronegativity
- Electronegativity is an atom's ability to attract bonding electrons.
- Electronegativity determines the distribution of shared electrons.
Electronegativity and Bond Type
- Atoms with similar electronegativities create nonpolar covalent bonds.
- Atoms with significantly different electronegativities create polar covalent bonds.
- The difference in electronegativity directly relates to the percent ionic character of a bond.
Polar Molecules vs. Nonpolar Molecules
- Molecules with polar bonds can be nonpolar if the bond dipoles cancel each other out.
- Molecules with polar bonds that do not cancel each other out are considered polar.
Covalent Bond Examples
- Covalent bonds are formed through the sharing of electrons, allowing atoms to achieve stable electron configurations.
- The formation of H2, O2, N2, and other molecules utilizes covalent bonds.
- The sharing of electrons allows atoms to attain octets, similar to noble gases.
Summary
- Ionic bonds involve the transfer of electrons.
- Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons.
- Electronegativity plays a role in determining the distribution of electrons in covalent bonds and the type of bond formed.
- The differences in electronegativity influence the polarity of molecules.
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