Covalent Bonding

Section 8.1 The Covalent Bond

Section 8.2 Naming Molecules
Section 8.3 Molecular Structures
Section 8.4 Molecular Shapes
Section 8.5 Electronegativity and
Polarity

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Section 8.1 The Covalent Bond

• Apply the octet rule to atoms that form covalent

bonds.
• Describe the formation of single, double, and triple
covalent bonds.
• Contrast sigma and pi bonds.
• Relate the strength of a covalent bond to its bond
length and bond dissociation energy.

chemical bond: the force that holds two atoms

together
Section 8.1 The Covalent Bond (cont.)

covalent bond pi bond

molecule endothermic reaction
Lewis structure exothermic reaction
sigma bond

Atoms gain stability when they share

electrons and form covalent bonds.
Why do atoms bond?
• Atoms gain stability when they share
electrons and form covalent bonds.
• Lower energy states make an atom more
stable.
• Gaining or losing electrons makes atoms
more stable by forming ions with noble-gas
electron configurations.
• Sharing valence electrons with other atoms
also results in noble-gas electron
configurations.
Why do atoms bond? (cont.)
• Atoms in non-ionic compounds share
electrons.
• The chemical bond that results from sharing
electrons is a covalent bond.
• A molecule is formed when two or more
atoms bond.
Why do atoms bond? (cont.)

• Diatomic molecules (H2, F2 for example)

exist because two-atom molecules are
more stable than single atoms.
Why do atoms bond? (cont.)
• The most stable
arrangement of
atoms exists at the
point of maximum
net attraction,
where the atoms
bond covalently and
form a molecule.
Single Covalent Bonds
• When only one pair of electrons is shared,
the result is a single covalent bond.
• The figure shows two hydrogen atoms
forming a hydrogen molecule with a single
covalent bond, resulting in an electron
configuration like helium.
Single Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• In a Lewis structure dots or a line are
used to symbolize a single covalent bond.
• The halogens—the group 17 elements—have
7 valence electrons and form single covalent
bonds with atoms of other non-metals.
Single Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• Atoms in group 16 can share two electrons
and form two covalent bonds.
• Water is formed from one oxygen with two
hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to it .
Single Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• Atoms in group 15 form three single
covalent bonds, such as in ammonia.
Single Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• Atoms of group 14 elements form four
single covalent bonds, such as in methane.
Single Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• Sigma bonds are single covalent bonds.
• Sigma bonds occur when the pair of shared
electrons is in an area centered between the
two atoms.
Multiple Covalent Bonds
• Double bonds form when two pairs of
electrons are shared between two atoms.

• Triple bonds form when three pairs of

electrons are shared between two atoms.
Multiple Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• A multiple covalent bond consists of one
sigma bond and at least one pi bond.
• The pi bond is formed when parallel orbitals
overlap and share electrons.
The Strength of Covalent Bonds
• The strength depends on the distance
between the two nuclei, or bond length.
• As length increases, strength decreases.
The Strength of Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• The amount of energy required to break a
bond is called the bond dissociation
energy.
• The shorter the bond length, the greater the
energy required to break it.
The Strength of Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• An endothermic reaction is one where a
greater amount of energy is required to
break a bond in reactants than is released
when the new bonds form in the products.
• An exothermic reaction is one where more
energy is released than is required to break
the bonds in the initial reactants.
Section 8.1 Assessment

What does a triple bond consists of?

A. three sigma bonds
B. three pi bonds
C. two sigma bonds and one pi bond
A. A
D. two pi bonds and one sigma bond
B. B
C. C
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D. D
Section 8.1 Assessment

Covalent bonds are different from ionic

bonds because:
A. atoms in a covalent bond lose
electrons to another atom
B. atoms in a covalent bond do not have
noble-gas electron configurations A. A
C. atoms in a covalent bond share
B. B
electrons with another atom C. C
D. atoms in covalent bonds gain
0%
D. D
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electrons from another atom

Section 8.2 Naming Molecules

• Translate molecular oxyanion: a polyatomic

formulas into binary ion in which an element
molecular compound (usually a nonmetal) is
names. bonded to one or more
oxygen atoms
• Name acidic solutions.

oxyacid

Specific rules are used when naming

binary molecular compounds, binary
acids, and oxyacids.
Naming Binary Molecular Compounds
• The first element is always named first
using the entire element name.
• The second element is named using its root
and adding the suffix –ide.
Naming Binary Molecular Compounds (cont.)
• Prefixes are used to indicate the number of
atoms of each element in a compound.
Naming Binary Molecular Compounds (cont.)
• Many compounds were discovered and
given common names long before the
present naming system was developed
(water, ammonia, hydrazine, nitric oxide).
Naming Acids
• The first word has the prefix hydro-
followed by the root of the element plus the
suffix –ic.
• The second word is always acid (hydrochloric
acid is HCl in water).
Naming Acids (cont.)
• An oxyacid is an acid that contains both a
hydrogen atom and an oxyanion.
• Identify the oxyanion present.
• The first word is the root of the oxyanion and
the prefix per- or hypo- if it is part of the
name, plus the suffix -ic if the anion ends in
-ate or -ous if the oxyanion ends in -ite.
Naming Acids (cont.)
• The second word is always acid.
Naming Acids (cont.)
• An acid, whether a binary acid or an
oxyacid, can have a common name in
addition to its compound name.
Naming Acids (cont.)
• The name of a molecular compound
reveals its composition and is important in
communicating the nature of the
compound.
Naming Acids (cont.)
Section 8.2 Assessment

Give the binary molecular name for water

(H2O).
A. dihydrogen oxide
B. dihydroxide
C. hydrogen monoxide A. A
D. dihydrogen monoxide B. B
C. C
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D. D
Section 8.2 Assessment

Give the name for the molecule HClO4.

A. perchloric acid
B. chloric acid
C. chlorous acid
A. A
D. hydrochloric acid
B. B
C. C
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D. D
Section 8.3 Molecular Structures

• List the basic steps used to draw Lewis structures.

• Explain why resonance occurs, and identify
resonance structures.
• Identify three exceptions to the octet rule, and
name molecules in which these exceptions occur.

ionic bond: the electrostatic force that holds

oppositely charged particles together in an ionic
compound
Section 8.3 Molecular Structures (cont.)

structural formula
resonance
coordinate covalent bond

Structural formulas show the relative

positions of atoms within a molecule.
Structural Formulas
• A structural formula uses letter symbols
and bonds to show relative positions of
atoms.
Structural Formulas (cont.)
• Drawing Lewis Structures
– Predict the location of certain atoms.
– Determine the number of electrons available for
bonding.
– Determine the number of bonding pairs.
– Place the bonding pairs.
– Determine the number of bonding pairs remaining.
– Determine whether the central atom satisfies the
octet rule.
Structural Formulas (cont.)
• Atoms within a polyatomic ion are
covalently bonded.
Resonance Structures
• Resonance is a condition that occurs when
more than one valid Lewis structure can be
written for a molecule or ion.
• This figure shows
three correct ways to
draw the structure for
(NO3)1.
Resonance Structures (cont.)
• Two or more correct Lewis structures that
represent a single ion or molecule are
resonance structures.
• The molecule behaves as though it has only
one structure.
• The bond lengths are identical to
each other and intermediate
between single and double
covalent bonds.
Exceptions to the Octet Rule
• Some molecules do not obey the octet rule.
• A small group of molecules might have an
odd number of valence electrons.
• NO2 has five valence electrons from nitrogen
and 12 from oxygen and cannot form an
exact number of electron pairs.
Exceptions to the Octet Rule (cont.)
• A few compounds form stable
configurations with less than 8 electrons
around the atom—a suboctet.
• A coordinate covalent bond forms when
one atom donates both of the electrons to be
shared with an atom or ion that needs two
electrons.
Exceptions to the Octet Rule (cont.)
• A third group of compounds has central
atoms with more than eight valence
electrons, called an expanded octet.
• Elements in period 3 or higher have a
d-orbital and can form more than four
covalent bonds.
Section 8.3 Assessment

What is it called when one or more correct

Lewis structures can be drawn for a
molecule?
A. suboctet
B. expanded octet
A. A
C. expanded structure
B. B
D. resonance C. C
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D. D
Section 8.3 Assessment

Where do atoms with expanded octets

occur?
A. transition metals
B. noble gases
C. elements in period 3 or higher A. A
D. elements in group 3 or higher B. B
C. C
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D. D
Section 8.4 Molecular Shapes

• Summarize the VSEPR atomic orbital: the

bonding theory. region around an atom’s
nucleus that defines an
• Predict the shape of, electron’s probable
and the bond angles in, location
a molecule.
• Define hybridization. VSEPR model
hybridization

The VSEPR model is used to determine

molecular shape.
VSEPR Model
• The shape of a molecule determines many
of its physical and chemical properties.
• Molecular geometry (shape) can be
determined with the Valence Shell Electron
Pair Repulsion model, or VSEPR model
which minimizes the repulsion of shared and
unshared atoms around the central atom.
VSEPR Model (cont.)
• Electron pairs repel each other and cause
molecules to be in fixed positions relative
to each other.
• Unshared electron pairs also determine the
shape of a molecule.
• Electron pairs are located in a molecule as far
apart as they can be.
Hybridization
• Hybridization is a process in which atomic
orbitals mix and form new, identical hybrid
orbitals.
• Carbon often undergoes hybridization, which
forms an sp3 orbital formed from one s orbital
and three p orbitals.
• Lone pairs also occupy hybrid orbitals.
Hybridization (cont.)
• Single, double, and triple
bonds occupy only one hybrid
orbital (CO2 with two double
bonds forms an sp hybrid
orbital).
Hybridization (cont.)
Hybridization (cont.)
Hybridization (cont.)
Section 8.4 Assessment
The two lone pairs of electrons on a water
molecule do what to the bond angle between
the hydrogen atoms and the oxygen atom?
A. They attract the hydrogen atoms and
increase the angle greater than 109.5°.
B. They occupy more space and squeeze
the hydrogen atoms closer together. A. A
C. They do no affect the bond angle. B. B
D. They create resonance structures C. C
with more than one correct angle. 0% 0% 0% 0%
D. D
Section 8.4 Assessment

The sp3 hybrid orbital in CH4 has what

shape?
A. linear
B. trigonal planar
C. tetrahedral A. A
D. octahedral B. B
C. C
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D. D
Section 8.5 Electronegativity and Polarity

• Describe how electronegativity is used to determine

bond type.
• Compare and contrast polar and nonpolar covalent
bonds and polar and nonpolar molecules.
• Generalize about the characteristics of covalently
bonded compounds.

electronegativity: the relative ability of an atom to

attract electrons in a chemical bond
Section 8.5 Electronegativity and Polarity (cont.)

polar covalent bond

A chemical bond’s character is related

to each atom’s attraction for the
electrons in the bond.
Electron Affinity, Electronegativity, and
Bond Character
• Electron affinity measures the tendency of
an atom to accept an electron.

• Noble gases are not listed because they

generally do not form compounds.
Electron Affinity, Electronegativity, and
Bond Character (cont.)
• This table lists the character and type of
chemical bond that forms with differences
in electronegativity.
Electron Affinity, Electronegativity, and
Bond Character (cont.)
• Unequal sharing of electrons results in a
polar covalent bond.
• Bonding is often not clearly ionic or covalent.
Electron Affinity, Electronegativity, and
Bond Character (cont.)
• This graph summarizes the range of
chemical bonds between two atoms.
Polar Covalent Bonds
• Polar covalent bonds form when atoms pull
on electrons in a molecule unequally.
• Electrons spend more time around one atom
than another resulting in partial charges at the
ends of the bond called a dipole.
Polar Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• Covalently bonded molecules are either
polar or non-polar.
• Non-polar molecules are not attracted by an
electric field.
• Polar molecules align with an electric field.
Polar Covalent Bonds (cont.)

• Compare water and CCl4.

• Both bonds are polar, but only water is a
polar molecule because of the shape of the
molecule.
Polar Covalent Bonds (cont.)

• The electric charge on a CCl4 molecule

measured at any distance from the center
of the molecule is identical to the charge
measured at the same distance on the
opposite side.
Polar Covalent Bonds (cont.)
• Solubility is the property of a substance’s
ability to dissolve in another substance.
• Polar molecules and ionic substances are
usually soluble in polar substances.
• Non-polar molecules dissolve only in non-
polar substances.
Properties of Covalent Compounds
• Covalent bonds between atoms are strong,
but attraction forces between molecules
are weak.
• The weak attraction forces are known as van
der Waals forces.
• The forces vary in strength but are weaker
than the bonds in a molecule or ions in an
ionic compound.
Properties of Covalent Compounds (cont.)
• Non-polar molecules exhibit a weak
dispersion force, or induced dipole.
• The force between two oppositely charged
ends of two polar molecules is a dipole-dipole
force.
• A hydrogen bond is an especially strong
dipole-dipole force between a hydrogen end
of one dipole and a fluorine, oxygen, or
nitrogen atom on another dipole.
Properties of Covalent Compounds (cont.)
• Many physical properties are due to
intermolecular forces.
• Weak forces result in the relatively low
melting and boiling points of molecular
substances.
• Many covalent molecules are relatively soft
solids.
• Molecules can align in a crystal lattice, similar
to ionic solids but with less attraction between
particles.
Properties of Covalent Compounds (cont.)
• Solids composed of only atoms
interconnected by a network of covalent
bonds are called covalent network solids.
• Quartz and diamonds are two common
examples of network solids.
Section 8.5 Assessment

The force between water molecules is

what kind of intermolecular force?
A. induced dipole
B. hydrogen bond
C. sigma bond A. A
D. partial dipole B. B
C. C
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D. D
Section 8.5 Assessment

What kind of bond occurs within a

molecule with unequal sharing of electron
pairs?
A. ionic bond
B. sigma bond
A. A
C. non-polar covalent bond
B. B
D. polar covalent bond C. C
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D. D
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 Section 8.1 The Covalent Bond
Key Concepts
• Covalent bonds form when atoms share one or more
pairs of electrons.

• Sharing one pair, two pairs, and three pairs of electrons

forms single, double, and triple covalent bonds,
respectively.

• Orbitals overlap directly in sigma bonds. Parallel

orbitals overlap in pi bonds. A single covalent bond is a
sigma bond but multiple covalent bonds are made of
both sigma and pi bonds.

• Bond length is measured nucleus-to-nucleus.

Bond dissociation energy is needed to break
a covalent bond.
 Section 8.2 Naming Molecules
Key Concepts
• Names of covalent molecular compounds include
prefixes for the number of each atom present. The final
letter of the prefix is dropped if the element name begins
with a vowel.
• Molecules that produce H+ in solution are acids. Binary
acids contain hydrogen and one other element.
Oxyacids contain hydrogen and an oxyanion.
 Section 8.3 Molecular Structures
Key Concepts
• Different models can be used to represent
molecules.
• Resonance occurs when more than one valid Lewis
structure exists for the same molecule.

• Exceptions to the octet rule occur in some molecules.

 Section 8.4 Molecular Shapes
Key Concepts
• VSEPR model theory states that electron pairs repel
each other and determine both the shape of and
bond angles in a molecule.
• Hybridization explains the observed shapes of
molecules by the presence of equivalent hybrid orbitals.
 Section 8.5 Electronegativity
and Polarity
Key Concepts
• The electronegativity difference determines the
character of a bond between atoms.

• Polar bonds occur when electrons are not shared

equally forming a dipole.

• The spatial arrangement of polar bonds in a molecule

determines the overall polarity of a molecule.

• Molecules attract each other by weak intermolecular

forces. In a covalent network solid, each atom is
covalently bonded to many other atoms.
What type of bond results from two atoms
sharing electrons?
A. hydrogen bond
B. covalent bond
C. ionic bond A. A
D. dipole bond B. B
C. C
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D. D
Give the correct name for the molecule
HSO4 in water solution.
A. hydrosulfuric acid
B. sulfuric acid
C. sulfurous acid A. A
D. hydrogen sulfate B. B
C. C
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D. D
What molecule is an example of the
expanded octet rule?
A. H2O

B. BF3
A. A
C. BeH2
B. B
D. PCl5
C. C
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D. D
What is the molecular shape of a
compound with the hybrid sp orbital?
A. linear
B. trigonal planar
C. tetrahedral A. A
D. spherical B. B
C. C
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D. D
Which of the following is a polar
molecule?
A. CCl4

B. H2
A. A
C. CH4
B. B
D. NH3
C. C
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D. D
What is the molecular name for hydrazine
(N2H4)?
A. nitrogen tetrahydride
B. dinitrogen tetrahydride
C. dinitrogen hydride A. A
D. dinitrogen tetrachloride B. B
C. C
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D. D
In general, electronegativity increases as:
A. you move up a group
B. you move down a group
C. you move from right to left
across a period A. A
D. none of the above B. B
C. C
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D. D
Which technique would you use to
separate mixtures with different boiling
points?
A. filtration
B. chromatography
A. A
C. distillation
B. B
D. sublimation C. C
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D. D
Which of the following contains an ionic
bond?
A. LiBr
B. H2O

C. F2 A. A
B. B
D. CO2
C. C
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D. D
What are van der Waals forces?
A. forces between two ions
B. forces between two electrons
C. forces within a molecule
A. A
D. forces between two molecules
B. B
C. C
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D. D
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Figure 8.9 Sigma and Pi Bonding
Table 8.3 Prefixes in Covalent Compounds
Table 8.5 Formulas and Names of Some
Covalent Compounds
Figure 8.19 Molecular Shapes
Table 8.6 Molecular Shapes
Figure 8.22 Bond Types
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