Covalent Bonds |
In this section you will find resources describing the naming system for covalent compounds and how covalent bonds form.
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For this section you must describe a covalent bond as a sharing of electrons between two or more atoms and name compounds that form from covalent bonds.
Classifying Covalent BondsCovalent bonds can be classified based on the difference in the electronegativities (see the Periodic Trends page for a review of electronegativity) of the elements in the bond.
>1.7 is an ionic bond >0.3 and <1.7 is a polar-covalent bond <0.3 is a nonpolar-covalent bond |
Covalent Bonding |