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Why does nature favor chemical bonding?
What is the main reason for the formation of diatomic molecules?
What happens as two atoms approach each other to form a covalent bond?
What kind of bond forms when a single pair of electrons is shared?
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What is the main factor that determines bond length in a covalent bond?
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What type of bond involves three shared pairs of electrons?
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What is the term for the amount of energy required to break a specific covalent bond?
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In an endothermic reaction, what occurs?
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What type of bond would be found in O2 (oxygen gas)?
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What factor determines the strength of a covalent bond?
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What is the primary reason for double and triple bonds forming between carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur?
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What happens to the bond length as the number of shared electron pairs in a covalent bond increases?
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What type of reaction occurs when more energy is released forming new bonds than is required to break bonds in the initial reactants?
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What does bond dissociation energy indicate about a chemical bond?
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What factor determines the strength of a covalent bond?
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What happens when the balance of forces is upset in a covalent bond?
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What type of bond involves the sharing of valence electrons and the overlap of orbitals?
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Why do diatomic molecules occur in nature as stable molecules?
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What happens as two atoms approach each other to form a covalent bond?
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Which group of elements typically forms single covalent bonds only?
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What is the relationship between the number of shared electron pairs and the bond length in a covalent bond?
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Which type of reaction occurs when more energy is released forming new bonds than is required to break bonds in the initial reactants?
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What is the term for the distance between two bonding nuclei at the position of maximum attraction?
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What is the primary reason for double and triple bonds forming between carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur?
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What happens to the strength of a covalent bond as the bond length decreases?
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What is the term for the amount of energy required to break a specific covalent bond?
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What type of bond is formed when a single pair of electrons is shared?
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What causes diatomic molecules to occur in nature as stable molecules?
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What determines the strength of a covalent bond?
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What happens as two atoms approach each other to form a covalent bond?
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