Covalent Bonding and Naming

8.1 Molecular Compounds

  • Distinguish between the melting points and boiling points of molecular compounds and ionic compounds
  • Describe the information provided by a molecular formula

    8.2 The Nature of Covalent Bonding

  • Describe how electrons are shared to form covalent bonds and identify exceptions to the octet rule
  • Demonstrate how electron dot structures represent shared electrons
  • Descrbe how atoms form double or triple covalent bonds
  • Distinguish between a covalent bond and a coordinate covalent bond and describe how the strength of a covalent bond is related to its bond dissociaiton energy
  • Describe how oxygen atoms are bond in ozone

    8.3 Bonding Theories

  • Describe the relationship between atomic and molecular orbitals
  • Describe how VSPER theory helps predict the shapes of molecules
  • Identify ways in which orbital hypbridzation is useful in describing molecules

    8.4 Polar Bonds and Molecules

  • Describe how electronegativity volues determine the distribution of charge in a polar molecule
  • Describe what happens to polar molecules when they are placed between oppositely charged metal plates
  • Evaluate the strength of intermolecular attractions compared with th strength of ionic or covalent bonds
  • Identify the reason why network solids have high melting points.

    9.3 Naming and Writing Formulas for Molecular Compounds

  • Interpret the prefixes in the names of molcular compounds in terms of their chemical formulas
  • Apply the ruls for naming and writing formulas for binary molecular compounds

    Resources

    GPB - Molecular Geometry

    Lewis Structure Help