Covalent Bonding

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Covalent Bonding

• Lets Share

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Covalent Bond

• Is a force between atoms that share valence
  electrons

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Covalent Bonds occur between nonmetals
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AKA

• Molecular Compound

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Diatomic Moleculesmade of 2 identical elements
with a covalent bond
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They occur in nature this way becausethey are
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more stable than the individual atom
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Diatomic Molecules

• Fluorine F2
• Iodine I2
• Nitrogen N2
• Chlorine Cl2

• Hydrogen H2
• Oxygen O2
• Bromine Br2

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One way to remember is to think of a hockey stick
and puck.
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or
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• Remember
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• twins

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First Step
Name the first element
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Use a prefix to indicate the number of atoms
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If there is only one atom of the first element,
DO NOT use a prefix
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Step Two
Name the second element and change the ending to
-ide
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USE A PREFIX
Even if there is only one atom of the second
element, you must use a prefix
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MEMORIZE THESE PREFIXES
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HEXAgon
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TRIcycle
DECAde
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PENTAgon
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Polar vs. NonpolarCovalent Bonds

• Polar-results from an unequal sharing of
  electrons
• Non-polar-results from an equal sharing of
  electrons

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To be or Not to be?

• Subtract the electronegativities of the bonding
  elements

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