covalent bonding
Atoms share electrons
Covalent bonding is a type of chemical bond in which atoms share one or more pairs of electrons, creating a stable connection between them.
This sharing allows each atom to achieve a more stable electron configuration, typically resembling that of noble gases.
Covalent bonds form the basis of molecular compounds, from simple molecules like water and carbon dioxide to complex organic structures like DNA.
The strong covalent bonding in diamond gives it exceptional hardness.
- electronegativityAtomic electron attraction strength
- valence electronsOutermost electrons determining reactivity
- shared electronsJointly held atomic particles
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- double bondTwo shared electron pairs
hybridization · pi bond · bond energy · electron cloud · single bond · benzene ring · organic molecules · triple bond · molecule · pair · stable · valence · pi · strong · polymerization · nonpolar · orbital · overlap
- bonding typesionic bonding, hydrogen bonding, chemical bonding, molecular bonding
- chemical bondingionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, double bonds, single bonds, triple bonds
- Chemical Theoryatomic theory, molecular theory, kinetic theory, quantum theory, ligand field theory
- Molecular Forcesvan der Waals, hydrogen bond, hydrogen bonds, hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole
- element propertiesatomic number, atomic mass, atomic weight, symbol, electronegativity
- adsorptionsorption, monolayer, multilayer, BET theory, isotherms