Covalent Bonding
What two magic number indicate an electron is stable?
0 & 8
What causes the bond in covalent bonds?
Sharing of electrons
What a neutral group of atoms held together by a covalent bond?
Why are chemist so happy in a lab?
Because they're in their element
What's the difference between covalent and ionic bonding
Covalent bonds share electrons
Ionic bonds transfer electrons
Why would atoms want to share electrons?
To become stable
What causes atoms to share atoms unevenly?
Electronegativity
What is a chemist's favorite holiday song?
Oh Chemist-TREE, oh Chemist-TREE!
Does covalent bonding share electrons between non-metals OR metals?
Non-metals
If 4 hydrogen atoms, each share ONE electron with carbon- what type of bond is it?
What is a polar bond?
When the atoms have an unequal share of electrons
What did silver say to gold at the bar?
Au, get outta here!
What are the 3 types of covalent bonds
Single, double, triple
If a carbon shares TWO electrons with an oxygen, what type of bond is it?
Double Bond
What is a nonpolar bond?
When the atoms share electrons equally
What should you do with a dead chemist?
Barium
The number of shared electrons equals the number ______ made
Bonds
If two phosphorus atoms share THREE electrons, what type of bond is it?
Triple Bond
If electronegativity increases from left to right (column 1 least and column 18 most) then which element would have a higher electronegativity: Li or O?
O (oxygen)
Why did the white bear dissolve in water?
It was polar