Covalent Bonds
A molecule that is formed when its outermost electrons are shared.
What is a covalent molecule?
Binary acids contain these.
What is hydrogen and one other element?
H2O.
What is dihydrogen monoxide?
This depends on how strongly each of the bonded atoms attracts electrons.
What is bond character?
HCl
What is hydrchloric acid?
These types of atoms form the majority of covalent bonds.
What are nonmetallic atoms?
The first word of a binary acid that is a prefix denoting hydrogen.
What is -hydro?
P2O3.
What is diphosphorous trioxide?
The electronegativity and bond character of H2.
What is 0 and nonpolar or truly covalent?
HNO2
What is Nitrous Acid?
These prefer to exist together because they find more stability that way.
What are diatomic molecules?
An acid that contains both a hydrogen ion and an oxyanion.
What is an oxyacid?
(NH4)2SO4
What is Ammonium Sulfate?
The electronegativity and bond character of CO.
What is 1.0 and polar covalent?
H2SO4
What is Sulfuric Acid?
A single covalent bond is known as this.
What is a sigma bond?
An oxyanion whose name ends in -ate will change its suffix to this in naming an oxyacid.
What is -ic?
Fe(OH)3.
What is Iron (III) Hydroxide?
The electronegativity and bond character of RbBr.
What is 2.0 and ionic?
H3PO2.
What is hypophosphorus acid?
The amount of energy required to break a specific covalent bond.
What is bond-dissociation energy?
An oxyanion whose name ends in -ite will change its suffix to this in naming an oxyacid.
What is -ous?
Al2(C2O4)3.
What is Aluminum Oxalate?
The electronegativity and bond character of AuI.
What is 0.1 and mostly covalent?
HC2H3O2.
What is acetic acid?