Covalent Bonding
Key Terms
Words that can be used as topics in essays:
antibonds
atomic radius
bond energy
bond length
bond order
bond polarity
coordinate covalent bond or dative bond
delocalization
delocalized pi bonding
diagonal relationships
diamagnetism
dipole moment
electron affinity
electronegativity
expanded octet theory
formal charge
hybridization
hydrogen bondinginteratomic forces
intermolecular forces
Lewis structures
localized electron model (LE model)
lone pair
molecular orbital theory
molecular structure (geometry)
network covalent solid
octet rule
paramagnetism
pi bonds
polar covalent bond
polarity
resonance
sigma bonds
valence bond model
valence shell electron pair repulsion
model (VSEPR model)Key Concepts
Equations and relationships that you need to know:
- bond order =
number of bonding electrons number of antibonding electrons
2