Kit Library / Science / Chemistry
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Atoms crave eight valence electrons.
Atoms combine to achieve a noble gas configuration—typically 8 valence electrons (or 2 for hydrogen). This drive is the octet rule, the foundation of chemical bonding. It explains why sodium loses one electron and chlorine gains one to form NaCl, and why carbon shares four electrons in...
↳ The octet rule is the starting point for predicting how atoms bond.
Transfer or share? That is the question.
↳ Ionic bonds involve electron transfer; covalent bonds involve sharing.
Energy released when ions form a crystal.
↳ Lattice enthalpy measures the strength of an ionic bond.
This chapter covers the fundamental concepts of chemical bonding, including ionic and covalent bonds, Lewis structures, VSEPR theory, hybridization, and molecular orbital theory. It explains how atoms combine to form mol...
~8 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
19 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Which of the following pairs of atoms is most likely to form an ionic bond?
BeginnerSodium and chlorine
Ionic bonds form between a metal (low electronegativity) and a non-metal (high electronegativity). Sodium (metal) and chlorine (non-metal) have a large electronegativity difference, leading to electron transfer and ionic bond formation.
According to the octet rule, atoms tend to combine in order to achieve how many electrons in their valence shell?
Beginner8
The octet rule states that atoms are most stable when they have eight electrons in their outermost shell, resembling the electron configuration of a noble gas.
Which of the following molecules has a linear shape?
IntermediateCO2
CO2 has two bonding pairs and no lone pairs on the central carbon atom, leading to a linear geometry with a bond angle of 180°.
What is the hybridization of the central atom in BF3?
Intermediatesp2
In BF3, boron has three bonding pairs and no lone pairs, requiring three equivalent orbitals, which corresponds to sp2 hybridization and a trigonal planar shape.
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