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- What are covalent bonds?
- Strong bonds that form when atoms share pairs of electrons
- What type of substances have covalent bonds?
- What are the names of the following substances
CO2
H2O
H2
Cl2
- Carbon dioxide
water
hydrogen
chlroine
- Give an example of large molecules with covalent bonds
- Give two examples of substances that have giant covalent structures
- diamond
graphite
silicon dioxide
- List three ways to represent covalent bonds in molecules
- dot and cross diagrams
ball and stick diagrams
display formula
- How are polymers commonly represented?
- Polymers can be represented using displayed formulae, where n is a large number.
- Draw dot and cross diagrams for the molecules of hydrogen, chlorine, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen chloride, water, ammonia and methane look like?
- How would you draw a single covalent bond?
- single line between atoms
- What are the limitations of using dot and cross, ball and stick, 2D and 3D diagrams to represent substances?
- dot and cross, ball and stick do not show orginatation in space.
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