COVALENT BONDING COVALENT BONDING - - formed from the sharing formed from the sharing of pairs of electrons of pairs of electrons between atoms of non- between atoms of non- metallic elements metallic elements - Sharing of electrons - Sharing of electrons occurred to satisfy the occurred to satisfy the octet requirements of the octet requirements of the
COVALENT BONDING. - formed from the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms of non-metallic elements - Sharing of electrons occurred to satisfy the octet requirements of the atoms. In covalent bonds, electrons are shared between electronegative elements. Carbon-carbon covalent bonding. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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COVALENT COVALENT BONDINGBONDING
--formed from the sharing formed from the sharing of pairs of electrons of pairs of electrons between atoms of non-between atoms of non-metallic elementsmetallic elements
- Sharing of electrons - Sharing of electrons occurred to satisfy the occurred to satisfy the octet requirements of the octet requirements of the atomsatoms
In covalent bonds, electrons In covalent bonds, electrons are shared between are shared between
PROPERTIES OF PROPERTIES OF COVALENT COMPOUNDSCOVALENT COMPOUNDS
LOW MELTING POINTLOW MELTING POINT – few – few substances have melting substances have melting points which exceeds 300points which exceeds 300ooC.C.
- At room temperature, At room temperature, covalent compounds can exist covalent compounds can exist as a solid, liquid or gas.as a solid, liquid or gas.
- Indicates weak attractive Indicates weak attractive force between the moleculesforce between the molecules
SOFT SOLIDSSOFT SOLIDS – covalent – covalent compound solids are soft at compound solids are soft at room temperatureroom temperature
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITYELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY – whether solid, liquid or gas, – whether solid, liquid or gas, covalent compounds are non-covalent compounds are non-conductors of electricityconductors of electricity
NOBLE GASESNOBLE GASES – exists as – exists as neutral atoms neutral atoms NOTNOT molecules molecules
He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe and Rn He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe and Rn atomsatoms
STEPS IN DRAWING LEWIS DOT STEPS IN DRAWING LEWIS DOT STRUCTURE OF COVALENT STRUCTURE OF COVALENT
COMPOUNDSCOMPOUNDSDraw the Lewis dot structure of HDraw the Lewis dot structure of H22O.O.1. Determine the central atom – The central atom 1. Determine the central atom – The central atom
requires the greatest number of electrons. The requires the greatest number of electrons. The other atoms are called the side atoms.other atoms are called the side atoms.
Number Number of of
valence valence ee--
Number of e- Number of e- needed to needed to satisfy the satisfy the
octetoctet
HH 11 11
OO 66 22
Side atom
Central atom
2. Place the central atom in 2. Place the central atom in the middle and surround it the middle and surround it with the side atoms.with the side atoms.
OH H
3. Determine the total number of 3. Determine the total number of valence electrons needed to satisfy valence electrons needed to satisfy the octet.the octet.
2 2 H atoms x H atoms x 2 e-2 e- / H atoms = / H atoms = 4 e-4 e-
1 1 O atom x O atom x 8 e-8 e- / O atom = + / O atom = + 8 e-8 e-
4. Determine the total number of 4. Determine the total number of valence atoms available.valence atoms available.
2 2 HH atoms x atoms x 11 e- / e- / H atoms = H atoms = 22 e-e-
1 1 O atoms x O atoms x 66 e- / O atom = e- / O atom = 6 e-6 e-
e- available 8 e-e- available 8 e-
5. Subtract the total number of 5. Subtract the total number of valence electrons available from valence electrons available from the total number of valence the total number of valence electrons needed to determine electrons needed to determine the number of electrons that the number of electrons that must be shared. must be shared.
e- needed for octet = e- needed for octet = 12 e- 12 e-
e- available e- available = = - - 8 e-8 e-
e- that must be shared 4 e-e- that must be shared 4 e-
6. Place the number of 6. Place the number of shared e-shared e- around the around the central atom. Distribute central atom. Distribute the remaining the remaining electronselectrons..