ChemThink: Covalent Bonding
joining
Covalent bonding forms when atoms are ___________________
electrons.
When two atoms get close enough, the nucleus attracts the other atom’s
( Protons / Neutrons / Electrons ).
Before bonding, the atom’s electrons spend most of their time
___________________ the nuclei of each atom. Once bonded, the
between
electrons spend most of their time ___________________the
two nuclei.
electrons
Atoms must be able to hold onto their own
___________________, while
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___________________ another atom’s electron.
nonmetals
Covalent bonds form between two ___________________.
When atoms move closer, the potential energy ( Increases / Decreases ).
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At a certain point the potential energy ___________________ if you try
and move the atoms closer because the ___________________ in each
nucleus are ___________________ each other.
The ideal distance between the atoms is known as the ________________.
Lower in energy = ___________________
Bond Type Draw an Example # of paired eSingle
Double
Triple
Total # of
e- shared
Strongest/
Weakest
Naming Simple Covalent Compounds:
The ending of the name of the second element is changed to ___________.
Prefixes are added to the beginning of some element names, and are used
to tell us ___________________ ___________________ atoms of that
element are present in the ___________________.
The following prefixes are used in covalent compounds:
Prefix
Means
Prefix
mono-
hexa-
di-
hepta-
tri-
octa-
tetra-
nona-
penta-
deca
Means
Exception: You never use the prefix ____________ if there is only one
atom of the _____________ element.
Examples:
N2O
NO2
N2O4
N2O3
NO
Disulfur dichloride
Sulfur dioxide
Disulfur trioxide
Disulfur monoxide
Sulfur trioxide