Chapter 6 - Chemical Bonding

covalent bonding

the mutual sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between two atoms.

chemical formulas

shows the elements that make up the compound and the numbers of atoms of each element in the smallest unit of that compound

naming using prefixes

mono - 1

do - 2

tri - 3

tetra - 4

penta - 5

hexa - 6

hepta - 7

octa - 8

nona - 9

deca - 10

ex: MONOcarbon DIoxide