Types of Bonds
What type of bond is it called when atoms SHARE electrons?
Covalent bond
What kinds of bonds are the longest?
Single bonds
How many valence electrons does Carbon have?
4
What is the magic number in chemistry?
Gain; lose
What force keeps atoms bonded?
Intermolecular forces
What is a compound?
Two or more different elements that are chemically bonded together
Every atom is trying to look like which group of elements from the periodic table?
Noble gases
Ionic bonds are formed between:
Metals and Non-metals
Which has the weakest intermolecular forces: Sugar, Water, Oxygen
Oxygen
What part of the periodic table gives us a clue as to how many valence electrons an atom has?
Their group number
Which molecular model shows bond angle and length?
Ball and stick model
True or false: Ionic bonds have charged particles
True; atoms in an ionic bond can either be negatively or positively charged
An atom that loses an electron becomes:
Positive
Draw the dot diagram for NH3
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H - N - Hl
H
What is the exception to the octet rule and WHY?
Hydrogen; it only needs 2 electrons to be happy