Chapter 6 Energy Copy figure Figure 4 Page 192

1.What happens in terms of energy when a covalent bond forms? 2. Explain how the potential energy changes a two H atoms get closer and closer..see figure 4 page 192

Bond length:

Bond Energy:

Look at table 1 page 193 Bond energy 1. The unit of Bond length is______ 2. The unit of bond energy is _________ 3. From table 1, which bond has the strongest bond energy? 4.What is its bond length?

5.Which bond has the lowest bond energy? 6.What is the bond length of that pair of atoms? 7. What seems to be the relationship between bond length and bond strength. The greater the bond strength or bond energy the shorter the bond length. Homework: define terms chapter 6 Page Ch6 190