Covalent bonding (AQA GCSE Chemistry): Flashcards
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Type of bond between non-metal atoms sharing electrons
Type of bond between non-metal atoms sharing electrons
Covalent bond
What atoms do to form covalent bonds
What atoms do to form covalent bonds
Share electrons
Types of atoms that form covalent bonds
Types of atoms that form covalent bonds
Non-metal atoms
What one shared pair of electrons forms
What one shared pair of electrons forms
One covalent bond
Bond type in molecule
Bond type in molecule
Single bond (one pair of electrons shared)
Bond type in molecule
Bond type in molecule
Single bond (one pair of electrons shared)
Bond type in molecule
Bond type in molecule
Double bond (two pairs of electrons shared)
What dots show in dot-and-cross diagrams
What dots show in dot-and-cross diagrams
Electrons from one atom
What crosses show in dot-and-cross diagrams
What crosses show in dot-and-cross diagrams
Electrons from another atom
Definition of lone pairs
Definition of lone pairs
Electron pairs not used in bonding
Number of electron pairs in a single bond
Number of electron pairs in a single bond
One pair of electrons
Number of electron pairs in a double bond
Number of electron pairs in a double bond
Two pairs of electrons
Number of electron pairs in a triple bond
Number of electron pairs in a triple bond
Three pairs of electrons
Bond type in molecule
Bond type in molecule
Triple bond (three pairs of electrons shared)
Why atoms share electrons in covalent bonding
Why atoms share electrons in covalent bonding
To get full outer shells