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Flashcards about covalent bonding.
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What happens to electrons in covalent bonding?
Electrons are shared, not transferred.
What type of charges are involved in covalent bonding?
There are no ions or charges present.
Covalent bonding occurs between what types of elements?
Between non-metals only.
What is a covalent bond?
A shared pair of electrons.
What is the role of lone pairs in covalent bonding?
They are not involved in bonding.
How does F2 form a covalent bond?
Each fluorine atom needs one electron, so they share one electron to form a covalent bond.
How does HCl form a covalent bond?
Both hydrogen and chlorine need one electron each, so they share one electron to form a covalent bond.