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Chemical Compounds – Covalent Compounds

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Covalent Bond =

-

Ex: -

F

F

F

F

+

=

-

F2

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Ex: -

O

O

+

=

-

O

O

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N

N

+

=

-

N

N

Ex: -

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Bond

Bond Strength

Bond Length

Single

-

-

Double

-

-

Triple

-

-

Bond Length Comparison

-

-

-

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Molecular Form =

Ex: -

F

F

F

F

+

=

Neutral!

F2

F2

F2

F2

F2

-

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Properties of Covalent Compounds

1) -

2) -

3) -

4) -

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Ionic Vs. Covalent

Ionic

Covalent

-

-

Na

Cl

IONIC

+

Attraction!!

COVALENT

F

F

F

F

+

=

1 shared pair of electrons!

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Ionic Vs. Covalent

Ionic

Covalent

-

-

Transfer Electrons

Share Electrons

IONIC

COVALENT

F2

F2

F2

F2

F2

Little to no attraction between molecules!!!

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Ionic Vs. Covalent

Ionic

Covalent

Crystalline

Molecular Form

-

-

Transfer Electrons

Share Electrons

-

-

IONIC

COVALENT

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Ionic or Covalent?

1) If a compound contains a:

a) -

b) Non-Metal or -

-

2) If a compound contains:

a) -

-

  • -

  • -

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Practice

NaCl =

BaCO3 =

SCl5 =

NCl4 =

-

-

-

-

H2O =

-

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Practice

P3Br5 =

Li2O =

K2SO4 =

Cu(NO3)2 =

-

-

-

-

N2O =

-

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Practice

GaPO4 =

Hg3N2 =

S2Br2 =

AgI =

-

-

-

-

C4H10 =

-