bonding

Question 1

whats the valance orbital

Answer 1

the set of orbitals which are energetically accessible for accepting electrons in the outer layer

Question 2

whats an orbital

Answer 2

the set of orbitals which are energetically accessible for accepting electrons

Question 3

whats a bonding electron

Answer 3

A single electron in an orbital

Question 4

whats a lone pair

Answer 4

two electrons within an orbital

Question 5

define electronegativity

Answer 5

a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract electrons toward itself

Question 6

whats the octet rule

Answer 6

the tendency of atoms to prefer to have eight electrons in the valence shell.

Question 7

whats a ionic bond

Answer 7

Ionic bonds are created by two atoms with very different electronegativity and attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound.

Question 8

how does ionic bonding work

Answer 8

Ionic bonds occur between metals, losing electrons, and nonmetals, gaining electrons. Ions with opposite charges will attract one another creating an ionic bond.

Question 9

whats a covalent bond

Answer 9

the interatomic linkage that results from the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms