COVALENT COVALENT BONDING BONDING Chapter 16 Chapter 16
Jan 04, 2016
COVALENT COVALENT BONDINGBONDING
Chapter 16Chapter 16
AND THE SUBJECTS ARE…AND THE SUBJECTS ARE…
THE NAME IS BOND, COVALENT BONDTHE NAME IS BOND, COVALENT BOND
SINGLES, DOUBLES & TRIPPPLESSINGLES, DOUBLES & TRIPPPLES
COORDINATE COVALENT BONDSCOORDINATE COVALENT BONDS
RESONATE THIS!RESONATE THIS!
THERE’S ALWAYS AN EXCEPTIONTHERE’S ALWAYS AN EXCEPTION
PRINCESS VSEPRPRINCESS VSEPR
HYBRIDS HYBRIDS
DISSOCIATIONS AND ATTRACTIONSDISSOCIATIONS AND ATTRACTIONS
YOU KNOW THAT YOU MAY YOU KNOW THAT YOU MAY BE A COVALENT BOND BE A COVALENT BOND
WHEN…WHEN…
ELECTROSTATIC FORCES ARE WEAKELECTROSTATIC FORCES ARE WEAK
ELECTRONEGATIVITY IS SMALLELECTRONEGATIVITY IS SMALL
THERE ARE NO METAL CATIONSTHERE ARE NO METAL CATIONS
IONS DON’T GET OR LOSE ELECTRONSIONS DON’T GET OR LOSE ELECTRONS
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
HYDROGENHYDROGEN
HH· + ·H · + ·H H:H H:HHydrogen Hydrogen Hydrogen Hydrogen Hydrogen Hydrogen
Atom Atom moleculeAtom Atom molecule
HYDROGEN ATOMS FORM SINGLE BONDSHYDROGEN ATOMS FORM SINGLE BONDS
Shared electron pair
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
DIATOMIC MOLECULESDIATOMIC MOLECULES
HYDROGENHYDROGEN NITROGEN NITROGEN OXYGEN OXYGEN FLUORINE FLUORINE CHLORINECHLORINE BROMINEBROMINE
IODINEIODINE
ELECTRONEGATIVITY = 0ELECTRONEGATIVITY = 0
SHARED ELECTRONSSHARED ELECTRONS
FOR CHLORINE,FOR CHLORINE,
1s 2s 2p1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3s 3p
ClCl ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑_↑_
ClCl ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ _↓_↓
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BONDDEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS
EMPIRICAL FORMULAEMPIRICAL FORMULA - LOWEST WHOLE - LOWEST WHOLE NUMBER RATIO OF ELEMENTS IN A NUMBER RATIO OF ELEMENTS IN A COMPOUNDCOMPOUND
MOLECULAR FORMULAMOLECULAR FORMULA – SHOWS ACTUAL – SHOWS ACTUAL NUMBER AND KINDS OF ELEMENTS IN A NUMBER AND KINDS OF ELEMENTS IN A COMPOUNDCOMPOUND
STRUCTURAL FORMULASTRUCTURAL FORMULA – SHOWS – SHOWS ARRANGEMENT OF ATOMS IN A ARRANGEMENT OF ATOMS IN A COMPOUNDCOMPOUND
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
ELECTRON PAIRS REPRESENTED BY A ELECTRON PAIRS REPRESENTED BY A LINE BETWEEN 2 ELEMENTSLINE BETWEEN 2 ELEMENTS
H - HH - HOTHER ELECTRONS MUST BE SHOWN, OTHER ELECTRONS MUST BE SHOWN,
INCLUDINGINCLUDINGUNSHARED PAIRSUNSHARED PAIRSLONE PAIRSLONE PAIRSNON-BONDING PAIRSNON-BONDING PAIRS
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
2 CHLORINE ATOMS FORM A 2 CHLORINE ATOMS FORM A COVALENT BONDCOVALENT BOND
WATER MOLECULE FORMED FROM 1 WATER MOLECULE FORMED FROM 1 OXYGEN AND 2 HYDROGEN ATOMS OXYGEN AND 2 HYDROGEN ATOMS
USING COVALENT BONDSUSING COVALENT BONDS
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
SINGLE COVALENT BONDSINGLE COVALENT BOND
CARBON FORMS UP TO 4 BONDSCARBON FORMS UP TO 4 BONDS
CC ↑↓↑↓ ↑↓↑↓ ↑_↑_ ↑_↑_
1s 2s 2p1s 2s 2p
TO MAKE THE 4TO MAKE THE 4THTH BOND, A 2s ELECTRON BOND, A 2s ELECTRON MOVES TO A 2p ORBITALMOVES TO A 2p ORBITAL
CC ↑↓↑↓ ↑_↑_ ↑_↑_ ↑_↑_ ↑_↑_
1s 2s 1s 2s 2p 2p
DOUBLE AND TRIPLE DOUBLE AND TRIPLE COVALENT BONDSCOVALENT BONDS
CORDINATE COVALENT CORDINATE COVALENT BONDSBONDS
BOND FORMED WHEN BOTH ELECTRONS BOND FORMED WHEN BOTH ELECTRONS DONATED BY THE SAME ATOMDONATED BY THE SAME ATOM
POLYATOMIC IONSPOLYATOMIC IONS
POLYATOMIC IONS ARE POLYATOMIC IONS ARE COVALENTLY BONDEDCOVALENTLY BONDED
THE CHARGE ON THE ION SHOWS THE CHARGE ON THE ION SHOWS THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS
ADDED OR MISSINGADDED OR MISSING
RESONANCERESONANCE
RESONANCE STRUCTURES SHOW 2 OR RESONANCE STRUCTURES SHOW 2 OR MORE VALID DOT FORMULAS HAVING MORE VALID DOT FORMULAS HAVING THE SAME NUMBER OF BONDS AND THE SAME NUMBER OF BONDS AND
ELECTRONSELECTRONS
EXCEPTIONS to the EXCEPTIONS to the OCTET RULEOCTET RULE
IN SOME MOLECULES, THE OCTET IN SOME MOLECULES, THE OCTET RULE CANNOT BE SATISFIEDRULE CANNOT BE SATISFIED
EXCEPTIONS to the OCTET EXCEPTIONS to the OCTET RULERULE
DIAMAGNETICDIAMAGNETIC – ALL – ALL ELECTRONS PAIREDELECTRONS PAIRED
PARAMAGNETICPARAMAGNETIC - 1 OR - 1 OR MORE UNPAIRED MORE UNPAIRED ELECTRONSELECTRONS
EXPANDED OCTETEXPANDED OCTET – – MAY INCLUDE MORE MAY INCLUDE MORE THAN 8 ELECTRONSTHAN 8 ELECTRONS
MOLECULAR ORBITALS (MO)MOLECULAR ORBITALS (MO)
WHEN 2 ATOMIC ORBITALS OVERLAP,
2 MOLECULAR ORBITALS FORM1 ORBITAL IS BONDING
ENERGY LOWER THAN ATOMIC ORBITAL
1 ORBITAL IS ANTI-BONDING
ENERGY HIGHER THAN ATOMIC ORBITAL
ORBITAL BELONGS TO MOLECULE AS A WHOLE
ORBITAL CONTAINS UP TO 2 ELECTRONS
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALSEnerg
y
Atomic Orbital
Atomic Orbital
Anti-bonding Molecular Orbital
Bonding Molecular Orbital
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALSHYDROGENHYDROGEN
TWO HTWO H22 MOLECULE ELECTRONS MOLECULE ELECTRONS OCCUPY A BONDING ORBITAL OCCUPY A BONDING ORBITAL
PROBABILITY OF FINDING ELECTRONS PROBABILITY OF FINDING ELECTRONS IN THE AREA BETWEEN 2 ATOMS IS IN THE AREA BETWEEN 2 ATOMS IS HIGHHIGH
BOND IS SYMETRICAL ALONG AXIS BOND IS SYMETRICAL ALONG AXIS BETWEEN ATOMSBETWEEN ATOMS
CALLED A SIGMA (CALLED A SIGMA (σσ) BOND) BOND
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALSEnerg
y
Atomic Orbital
Atomic Orbital
Anti-bonding Molecular Orbital
Bonding Molecular Orbital
H2
MOLECULAR ORBITALS (MO)MOLECULAR ORBITALS (MO)
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALSHELIUMHELIUM
2 MOLECULES OF He CANNOT BE FORMED2 MOLECULES OF He CANNOT BE FORMED
2 ELECTRONS IN BONDING ORBITAL2 ELECTRONS IN BONDING ORBITAL
2 ELECTRONS IN ANTI-BONDING ORBITAL2 ELECTRONS IN ANTI-BONDING ORBITAL
REPULSIVE FORCES IN ANTI-BONDING REPULSIVE FORCES IN ANTI-BONDING ORBITAL NEGATES ATTRACTIVE ORBITAL NEGATES ATTRACTIVE FORCES IN BONDING ORBITALFORCES IN BONDING ORBITAL
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALSEnerg
y
Atomic Orbital
Atomic Orbital
Anti-bonding Molecular Orbital
Bonding Molecular Orbital
He
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALS
““p” ORBITALS CAN OVERLAPp” ORBITALS CAN OVERLAP
OVERLAP END-TO-END – SIGMA (OVERLAP END-TO-END – SIGMA (σσ) BOND) BOND
OVERLAP SIDE-BY-SIDE – PI (OVERLAP SIDE-BY-SIDE – PI ( BOND BOND
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALS
MOLECULAR ORBITALSMOLECULAR ORBITALS
VVALENCE ALENCE SSHELL HELL EELECTRON LECTRON PPAIR AIR RREPULSION THEORYEPULSION THEORY
VSEPRVSEPR
ELECTRON PAIRS REPEL DUE TO THE ELECTRON PAIRS REPEL DUE TO THE SAME CHARGESAME CHARGE
MOLECULAR SHAPE ADJUSTS TO SET MOLECULAR SHAPE ADJUSTS TO SET FURTHEST DISTANCE BETWEEN PAIRSFURTHEST DISTANCE BETWEEN PAIRS
CREATES 3 DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURESCREATES 3 DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES
MOLECULES in 3-DMOLECULES in 3-D
METHANE (CHMETHANE (CH44))
CARBON in CENTER, CARBON in CENTER, with H in the with H in the CORNERS to form a CORNERS to form a TETRAHEDRONTETRAHEDRON
H-C-H ANGLES ARE H-C-H ANGLES ARE 109.5°109.5°
MOLECULES in 3-DMOLECULES in 3-DMOLECULAR GEOMETRY
MOLECULES in 3-DMOLECULES in 3-D
UNSHARED ELECTRON UNSHARED ELECTRON PAIRS IMPACT SHAPEPAIRS IMPACT SHAPE
UNSHARED ELECTRONS UNSHARED ELECTRONS HELD CLOSER TO HELD CLOSER TO NUCLEUSNUCLEUS
UNSHARED ELECTRONS UNSHARED ELECTRONS ALSO MORE ALSO MORE STRONGLY REPEL STRONGLY REPEL OTHER ATOMSOTHER ATOMS ANGLE SHIFTS TO 107°
MOLECULES in 3-DMOLECULES in 3-D
DIHYDROGEN OXIDE (HDIHYDROGEN OXIDE (H22O)O)
MOLECULE BECOMES BENT MOLECULE BECOMES BENT PLANAR WITH 2 PAIRS PLANAR WITH 2 PAIRS UNSHARED ELECTRONSUNSHARED ELECTRONS
UNSHARED PAIRS REPEL UNSHARED PAIRS REPEL BONDING PAIRS, BONDING PAIRS, COMPRESSING ANGLECOMPRESSING ANGLE
H-O-H ANGLE IS 105°H-O-H ANGLE IS 105°
MOLECULES in 3-DMOLECULES in 3-D
CARBON DIOXIDE (COCARBON DIOXIDE (CO22))
NO UNSHARED NO UNSHARED ELECTRON PAIRS IN ELECTRON PAIRS IN CARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE
MOLECULE IS LINEARMOLECULE IS LINEAR
ANGLE IS 180o
MOLECULES in 3-DMOLECULES in 3-D
MOLECULES WITH NO MOLECULES WITH NO UNPAIRED UNPAIRED ELECTRONS, BUT ELECTRONS, BUT WITH DOUBLE BONDWITH DOUBLE BOND
MOLECULE IS MOLECULE IS TRIAGONAL PLANAR TRIAGONAL PLANAR SHAPESHAPE
HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALS
SEVERAL ATOMIC SEVERAL ATOMIC ORBITALS CAN MIX ORBITALS CAN MIX TO FORM HYBRID TO FORM HYBRID ORBITALSORBITALS
EACH ATOM HAS EACH ATOM HAS SEPARATE s AND p SEPARATE s AND p ORBITALSORBITALS
HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALS
SOME ATOMIC SOME ATOMIC ORBITALS MERGE, ORBITALS MERGE, FORMING 4 spFORMING 4 sp33 HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALS
EACH ORBITAL EACH ORBITAL BENDS TOWARD BENDS TOWARD CORNER OF CORNER OF TETRAHEDRONTETRAHEDRON
HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALS
METHANE (CHMETHANE (CH44))
s ORBITALS OF s ORBITALS OF HYDROGEN OVERLAP HYDROGEN OVERLAP CARBON spCARBON sp33 ORBITAL ORBITAL
FORMS FORMS σσ BONDS BONDS
HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALS
DOUBLE BONDSDOUBLE BONDS
ATOMIC ORBITALS IN ATOMIC ORBITALS IN DOUBLE BONDS DOUBLE BONDS MERGE TO FORM 3 spMERGE TO FORM 3 sp22 HYBRID ORBITALS & 1 HYBRID ORBITALS & 1 p ORBITAL REMAINSp ORBITAL REMAINS
ORBITALS BEND ORBITALS BEND TOWARD CORNER OF TOWARD CORNER OF TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, PERPENDICULAR TO PERPENDICULAR TO REMAINING p ORBITALREMAINING p ORBITAL
HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALS
ETHYLENE (CETHYLENE (C22HH44))
HYDROGEN ORBITALS HYDROGEN ORBITALS OVERLAP WITH OVERLAP WITH CARBON spCARBON sp22 ORBITALS ORBITALS
1 sp1 sp22 ORBITAL FROM ORBITAL FROM EACH CARBON BONDSEACH CARBON BONDS
REMAINING CARBON p REMAINING CARBON p ORBITALS FORM A ORBITALS FORM A BONDBOND
HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALS
TRIPLE BONDSTRIPLE BONDS
ATOMIC ORBITALS ATOMIC ORBITALS MERGE TO FORM 2 sp MERGE TO FORM 2 sp HYBRID ORBITALS, AND HYBRID ORBITALS, AND 2 p ORBITALS REMAIN2 p ORBITALS REMAIN
ORBITAL IS LINEAR AND ORBITAL IS LINEAR AND PERPENDICULAR TO PERPENDICULAR TO REMAINING p ORBITALSREMAINING p ORBITALS
HYBRID ORBITALSHYBRID ORBITALSACETYLENE (CACETYLENE (C22HH22))
HYDROGEN s ORBITALS HYDROGEN s ORBITALS OVERLAP WITH OVERLAP WITH CARBON spCARBON sp22 ORBITALS, ORBITALS, AND 1CARBON spAND 1CARBON sp22 ORBITAL EACH BONDORBITAL EACH BOND
REMAINING CARBON p REMAINING CARBON p ORBITALS FORM ORBITALS FORM BONDBOND
POLAR BONDSPOLAR BONDS
BOND POLARITYBOND POLARITYELECTRONS SHARED IN COVALENT BONDELECTRONS SHARED IN COVALENT BOND
BUT NOT NECESSARILY EQUALLYBUT NOT NECESSARILY EQUALLY
NON-POLAR BONDSNON-POLAR BONDSELECTRONS SHARED EQUALLYELECTRONS SHARED EQUALLY
POLAR BONDPOLAR BONDELECTRONS PULLED STRONGLY TO ATOM ELECTRONS PULLED STRONGLY TO ATOM
WITH HIGHER ELECTRONEGATIVITYWITH HIGHER ELECTRONEGATIVITY
POLAR BONDSPOLAR BONDSHYDROGEN IODIDE (HI)HYDROGEN IODIDE (HI)
IODINE (EN = 2.5) HAS A HIGHER IODINE (EN = 2.5) HAS A HIGHER ELECTRONEGATIVITY THAN HYDROGEN (EN = 2.1)ELECTRONEGATIVITY THAN HYDROGEN (EN = 2.1)
ELECTRONS DRAWN TOWARD IODINE NUCLEUSELECTRONS DRAWN TOWARD IODINE NUCLEUSREPRESENTED BY:REPRESENTED BY:
δδ+ + δδ--
H – IH – I or or H - IH - I
HYDROGEN DEVELOPS PARTIAL POSITIVE CHARGE, HYDROGEN DEVELOPS PARTIAL POSITIVE CHARGE, WHILE IODINE COUNTERS WITH A PARTIAL WHILE IODINE COUNTERS WITH A PARTIAL NEGATIVE CHARGENEGATIVE CHARGE
POLAR BONDSPOLAR BONDS
WATER AND CHLOROMETHANE ARE EXAMPLES WATER AND CHLOROMETHANE ARE EXAMPLES OF POLAR MOLECULESOF POLAR MOLECULES
POLAR BONDSPOLAR BONDS
TYPE OF BOND IS DETERMINED BY THE TYPE OF BOND IS DETERMINED BY THE ELECTRONEGATIVITY OF THE BONDING ELEMENTSELECTRONEGATIVITY OF THE BONDING ELEMENTS
Electronegativity Differences and Bond TypeElectronegativity Differences and Bond Type
Electronegativity Electronegativity DifferenceDifference
Type of BondType of Bond ExampleExample
0.0-0.40.0-0.4 Non-polar covalentNon-polar covalent H-H (0.0)H-H (0.0)
0.4-1.00.4-1.0 Moderately polar Moderately polar covalentcovalent
H-Cl (0.9)H-Cl (0.9)
1.0-2.01.0-2.0 Very polar Very polar covalentcovalent
H-F (1.9)H-F (1.9)
>> 2.0 2.0 IonicIonic NaNa++ClCl-- (2.1) (2.1)
POLAR MOLECULESPOLAR MOLECULES
POLAR MOLECULE HAS 1 OR MORE POLAR BONDSPOLAR MOLECULE HAS 1 OR MORE POLAR BONDS
CHARGED REGION IS A ‘POLE’CHARGED REGION IS A ‘POLE’
MOLECULE HAVING 2 POLES IS A ‘DIPOLE’MOLECULE HAVING 2 POLES IS A ‘DIPOLE’
WHEN POLAR MOLECULES ARE PLACED IN AN ELECTRIC WHEN POLAR MOLECULES ARE PLACED IN AN ELECTRIC FIELD, THEY BECOME ORIENTED WITH RESPECT TO THE FIELD, THEY BECOME ORIENTED WITH RESPECT TO THE FIELDFIELD
POLAR MOLECULESPOLAR MOLECULESIN AN ELECTRIC FIELDIN AN ELECTRIC FIELD
Neg
ati
ve P
late
Posi
tive P
late
EFFECT OF POLAR BONDS ON THE EFFECT OF POLAR BONDS ON THE MOLECULE’S POLARITY DEPENDS ON MOLECULE’S POLARITY DEPENDS ON SHAPE OF THE MOLECULE AND SHAPE OF THE MOLECULE AND POLAR BOND ORIENTATIONPOLAR BOND ORIENTATION
WATER IS A POLAR MOLECULE, BUT WATER IS A POLAR MOLECULE, BUT CARBON DIOXIDE IS NOTCARBON DIOXIDE IS NOT
POLAR MOLECULESPOLAR MOLECULES
:O
HH
:
::
::
O = C = O
BOND DISSOCIATION ENERGYBOND DISSOCIATION ENERGYENERGY NEEDED TO BREAK A ENERGY NEEDED TO BREAK A
COVALENT BONDCOVALENT BOND
INTERMOLECULAR INTERMOLECULAR ATTRACTIONSATTRACTIONS
INTERMOLECULAR FORCESINTERMOLECULAR FORCES DETERMINE COMPOUND’S PHYSICAL STATEDETERMINE COMPOUND’S PHYSICAL STATE
VERY WEAKVERY WEAK – COMPOUND IS A – COMPOUND IS A GASGASSOMEWHAT STRONGER – COMPOUND IS A SOMEWHAT STRONGER – COMPOUND IS A LIQUIDLIQUIDMUCH STRONGERMUCH STRONGER – COMPOUND IS A – COMPOUND IS A SOLIDSOLID
MOLECULAR COMPOUND MELTING AND BOILING MOLECULAR COMPOUND MELTING AND BOILING POINTS ARE LOWER THAN IONIC COMPOUNDSPOINTS ARE LOWER THAN IONIC COMPOUNDS
MOLECULAR COMPOUNDS ARE INSOLUBLE IN WATERMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS ARE INSOLUBLE IN WATERMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS DO NOT CONDUCT MOLECULAR COMPOUNDS DO NOT CONDUCT
ELECTRICITY IN THEIR LIQUID STATEELECTRICITY IN THEIR LIQUID STATE
Van der Waals FORCESVan der Waals FORCES
DISPERSION FORCESDISPERSION FORCESCAUSED BY ELECTRON MOTIONCAUSED BY ELECTRON MOTION
INCREASES AS ELECTRON NUMBER INCREASES AS ELECTRON NUMBER INCREASESINCREASES
DIPOLE INTERACTIONSDIPOLE INTERACTIONSELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION BETWEEN ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION BETWEEN
OPPOSITE CHARGED REGIONS OF POLAR OPPOSITE CHARGED REGIONS OF POLAR MOLECULESMOLECULES
HYDROGEN BONDINGHYDROGEN BONDING
CONDITIONS FOR HYDROGEN BONDINGCONDITIONS FOR HYDROGEN BONDINGCOVALENT HYDROGEN BOND WITH HIGHLY COVALENT HYDROGEN BOND WITH HIGHLY
ELECTRONEGATIVE ELEMENTELECTRONEGATIVE ELEMENTHYDROGEN WEAKLY BONDED TO UNSHARED HYDROGEN WEAKLY BONDED TO UNSHARED
ELECTRONDS IN ANOTHER MOLECULEELECTRONDS IN ANOTHER MOLECULE
HYDROGEN BONDING OCCURS BECAUSE THERE HYDROGEN BONDING OCCURS BECAUSE THERE IS NO SHIELDING EFFECT AROUND HYDROGEN IS NO SHIELDING EFFECT AROUND HYDROGEN NUCLEUSNUCLEUS
IONIC & COVALENT COMPOUND IONIC & COVALENT COMPOUND CHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS
CharacteristicsCharacteristics Ionic CompoundsIonic Compounds Covalent CompoundsCovalent Compounds
Representative unitRepresentative unit Formula UnitFormula Unit MoleculeMolecule
Bond FormationBond Formation Transfer of one or more Transfer of one or more electrons between atomselectrons between atoms
Sharing of electron pairs Sharing of electron pairs between atomsbetween atoms
Type of elementsType of elements Metallic and non-metallicMetallic and non-metallic Non-metallicNon-metallic
Physical StatePhysical State SolidSolid Solid, liquid or gasSolid, liquid or gas
Melting PointMelting Point High (usually above 300 High (usually above 300 C)C) Low (usually below 300 Low (usually below 300 C)C)
Solubility in waterSolubility in water Usually highUsually high Usually lowUsually low
Electrical Electrical conductivity of (aq)conductivity of (aq) Good conductorGood conductor Poor to non-conductingPoor to non-conducting
COVALENT COVALENT BONDINGBONDING
THE ENDTHE END