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Covalent Bonding

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the energy required to break a bond between two covalently bonded atoms.   bond dissociation energy  
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a molecular orbital that can be occupied by two electrons of a covalent bond.   bonding orbital  
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a bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.   covalent bond  
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a covalent bond in which one atom contributes both bonding electrons.   coordinate covalent bond  
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a molecule consisting of two atoms.   diatomic molecule  
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a bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons.   double covalent bond  
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a compound that is composed of molecules.   molecular compound  
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a chemical formula of a molecular compound that shows the kinds and numbers of atoms present in a molecule of a compound.   molecular formula  
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a neutral group of atoms joined together by covalent bonds.   molecule  
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a solid in which all of the atoms are covalently bonded to each other.   network solid  
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a covalent bond in which the electrons are shared equally by the two atoms.   nonpolar covalent bond  
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a covalent bond between atoms in which the electrons are shared unequally.   polar bond  
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a molecule in which one side of the molecule is slightly negative and the opposite side is slightly positive.   polar molecule  
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a tightly bound group of atoms that behaves as a unit and has a positive or negative charge.   polyatomic ion  
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a bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons.   single covalent bond  
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valence-shell electron-pair repulsion theory, molecules adjust their shapes so that valence electron pairs are as far apart as possible.   VSEPR theory  
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molecular compounds tend to have relatively ______ melting and boiling points.   low  
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a molecular formula shows how many _______ of each _______ a molecule contains.   atoms element  
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electron sharing occurs so that atoms attain the configurations of ______ ________.   noble gases  
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in a coordinate covalent bond, the shared electron pair comes from a _______ atom.   single  
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what does a large bond dissociation correspond to?   a strong covalent bond  
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when different atoms bond, the more ___________ atom attracts electrons more strongly and acquires a slightly ___________ charge.   electronegative negative  
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intermolecular attractions are ________ than either an ionic or covalent bond.   weaker  
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melting a network solid requires breaking ________ bonds throughout the solid.   covalent  
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ionic or covalent?MgCl2   ionic  
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ionic or covalent?Na2S   ionic  
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ionic or covalent?H2O   covalent  
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ionic or covalent?H2S   covalent  
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predict shape and bond angle.SiCl4   tetrahedral, 109.5  
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predict shape and bond angle.CO3 2-   trigonal planar, 120  
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predict shape and bond angle.CCl4   tetrahedral, 109.5  
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predict shape and bond angle.SCl2   angular, 105  
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the two weakest intermolecular attractions-dispersion interactions and dipole forces.   van der waals forces  
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attractive forces in which a hydrogen covalently bonded to a very electronegative atom is also weakly bonded to an unshared electron pair of another electronegative atom.   hydrogen bonds  
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atoms react by gaining or losing electrons so as to acquire the stable electron structure of a noble gas, usually eight valence electrons.   octet rule  
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a covalent bond in which three pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms.   triple covalent bond  
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the energy required to break a given chemical bond.   bond energy  
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the distance between the nuclei of the two atoms connected by a bond. the distance where the total energy of a diatomic molecule is minimal   bond length  
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energy released when a bond is formed.   potential energy  
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a stable bond typically has _______ potential energy.   high  
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which is most polar?HF, HCl, H2O, HBr   HF  
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ions are always ________.   polar  
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bonds that possess between 5% and 50% ionic character are considered to be _______ ________.   polar covalent  
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a chemical bond between atoms results from the attraction between alectrons and ___________.   protons  
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a covalent bond consists of ___________.   a shared electron pair  
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if two covalently bonded atoms are identical, the bond is identified as _________ _________.   nonpolar covalent  
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a covalent bond in which there is an unequal attraction for the shared electrons is ______.   polar  
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atoms with strong attractions for electrons they share with another atom exhibit _______ ____________.   high electronegativity  
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the greater the electronigitivity difference between two atoms bonded together, the greater the bond's percentage of ________ ___________.   ionic character  
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the electrons involved in the formation of a chemical bond are called _____________.   valence electrons  
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a chemical bond that results from the electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions is called a(n) __________.   ionic bond  
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if electrons involved in bonding spend most of their time closer to one atom rather than the other, the bond is __________.   polar  
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if a bond's character is more than 50% ionic, then the bond is called a(n) ____________.   ionic bond  
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a bond's character is more than 50% ionic if the electronegativity difference between the two atoms is greater than ______.   1.7  
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polar or nonpolar?H2O2   polar  
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polar or nonpolar?NO2 +   polar  
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in polar bonds, the more electronegative atom...   attracts electrons and gains a slightly negative charge  
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in covalent bonding, atoms attain the configuration of noble gases by...   sharing electrons  
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the name of the bond formed when atoms share three pairs of electrons is...   triple bond  
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when a shared electron pair comes from a single atom, the bond is a...   coordinate covalent bond  
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molecular compounds tend to have relatively...   low melting points and low boiling points  
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polar molecules tend to line up with their negative ends all on one side when...   placed between oppositely charged plates  
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which combination of atoms would most likely produce a covalent bond?K, O /Cu, Se / N, F /Fe, S   N, F  
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which of the following bond types is the weakest?ionic bond /Van der Waals force / covalent bond /hydrogen bond   Van der Waals force  
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