Covalent Bonding
Chemistry ⇒ Chemical Bonding and Structure
Covalent Bonding starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Calculate the bond order of the nitrate ion (NO₃⁻).
Describe the difference between a coordinate (dative) covalent bond and a regular covalent bond.
Describe the octet rule and its significance in covalent bonding.
Describe the role of lone pairs in determining the shape of a covalent molecule.
Explain the difference between a polar covalent bond and a nonpolar covalent bond.
Explain why covalent compounds do not conduct electricity in the solid or liquid state.
Explain why the bond length decreases as the number of shared electron pairs increases.
Explain why the H–F bond is more polar than the H–Cl bond.
In the context of covalent bonding, what is meant by 'resonance'?
In the Lewis structure of methane (CH₄), how many bonding pairs and lone pairs are present around the central carbon atom?
State the type of hybridization present in the central atom of methane (CH₄).
