Sunday, November 24, 2013

Covalent Bonding



        Covalent compounds are the bonding of non-metals. The way covalent bonding works is by gaining, or losing valence electrons in order to become more stable just like ionic compounds. In covalent bonds anions are used, which are negative electrons that are non-metals. Unlike ionic compounds which give up electrons, covalent bonds form by sharing electrons. In order to form a covalent bond first you have to identify that the two or more elements you are using are non-metals. Then you will put them side by side, and draw their valence electrons around them. Make sure to keep the lonely electrons and elements side-by-side. Once you have this set up you will draw a solid line to each of the lonely electrons connecting them. For example hydrogen (H, non-metal) has one valence electron, and it shares its electron with Iodine (I, non-metal) which has seven valence electrons. This bond makes both of the elements more stable.
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