Covalent bonding

Question 1

What are covalent bonding?

Answer 1

Two or more elements sharing electrons to obtain a full outer shell between non metals

Question 2

What are covalent compounds mainly made up of?

Answer 2

gases, or liquids at room temperature.
Also non metals

Question 3

The general properties?

Answer 3

• Brittle
• Bad conductors of heat and electricity
  dull
• Low melting and boiling point
• May be solid, liquid or gas
  soft

Question 4

What is the octet rule?

Answer 4

The tendency to achieve eight outer shell electrons

Question 5

Discrete atoms meaning?

Answer 5

Atoms that do not share electrons

Question 6

Diatomic molecules meaning

Answer 6

Made up of identical atoms held together by covalent bonds

Question 7

Meaning of Molecular compound

Answer 7

formed when two or more non-metallic atoms join using covalent bonds

Question 8

What are lone pairs?

Answer 8

Electrons that do not participate in bonding

Question 9

What are bonding pairs?

Answer 9

Electrons shared with another atom to create a bond

Question 10

What is the difference between the octet rule and covalent bonding?

Answer 10

• The Octet Rule is a guiding principle in chemistry that suggests atoms tend to form bonds in a way that allows them to have eight electrons in their outer shell, achieving a stable electron configuration
• Covalent Bonding refers to the way atoms share electrons to form molecules

Question 11

What is electronegativity?

Answer 11

is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons