Covalent Bonds
Are formed when two atoms share electrons
What are strong bonds?
An atom that loses one or more electrons becomes
What is positively charged?
Hydrogen bonds are formed by the imbalance of charge between
What is hydrogen and oxygen?
The sharing of 2 electrons among 2 atoms is called
What is a double bond?
An atom that acquires electrons becomes
What is negatively charged?
The atom that has more mass and more pull in a hydrogen bond
The sharing of 3 electrons among 2 atoms is called
What is a triple bond?
The transfer of electrons is driven by the fact that atoms with full outer electron shells are
What is more stable?
Has great cohesiveness due to its ability to easily form hydrogen bonds
What are water molecules?
The simplest example of a covalent bond
What is H2?
These types of ions are attracted to each other
What are positively and negatively charged ions?
Two aspects of life where hydrogen bonding is important
What are protein folding and water chemistry?