Covalent bonding & Formal Charges

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Covalent Bonding
The sharing of electrons between atoms, allowing them to stick together.
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Intermediate Distance
The distance at which attractive forces significantly outweigh repulsive forces, usually longer than 0.1 nm.
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Lewis Dot Symbols
Diagrams that represent the valence electrons of an atom.
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Octet Rule
The observation that atoms tend to bond in such a way that they each have eight electrons in their valence shell.
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Valence Electron Configuration
The distribution of electrons in the outermost shell of an atom, important for determining bonding behavior.
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Bonding Pair
A pair of electrons shared between two atoms in a covalent bond.
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Lone Pairs
Pairs of valence electrons that are not involved in bonding.
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Coordinate Covalent Bond
A bond in which both shared electrons come from the same atom.
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Lewis Structure
A diagram that shows the arrangement of electrons around atoms in a molecule.
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Formal Charge
The difference between the number of valence electrons in a free atom and the number assigned to it in a Lewis structure.
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Odd Number of Valence Electrons
A situation where a molecule has an unpaired electron, making it a free radical.
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Incomplete Octet
A situation where an atom has fewer than eight electrons in its valence shell.
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Expanded Octet
A structure in which a central atom has more than eight electrons in its valence shell.
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Diatomic molecule
A molecule composed of two atoms, which can be identical or different.
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Central Atom
The atom in a molecule that is bonded to two or more other atoms and is usually the least electronegative.
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Terminal Atom
An atom that is bonded to only one other atom in a molecule.
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Polyatomic Ion
An ion consisting of two or more atoms bonded together that carries a charge.
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Hypochlorite Ion
The ion OCl−, which is used in disinfectants.
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Ammonia (NH3)
A compound with a central nitrogen atom and three hydrogen atoms.
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Nitrogen Trichloride (NCl3)
A compound with one nitrogen atom bonded to three chlorine atoms.
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Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
A molecule where sulfur is bonded to two oxygen atoms.