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Covalent Bonding
Covalent Bonding
pi bond
endothermic reaction
exothermic reaction
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Although exceptions exist, the rule provides a useful framework for
understanding .
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Problem
Draw the Lewis structure for hydrogen chloride, HCl.
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Known: H and CI
Unknown: of HCl
Hydrogen, C08-01A-874637_B
H, has only one valence electron. Chlorine, Cl, has
seven valence electrons. Cl needs one electron to complete
its octet.
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Get It? List the orbitals that can form sigma bonds in a covalent
compound.
H —C —
—C—H
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8. Describehow the stability of an atom relates to the octet rule and the formation of covalent
bonds.
9. Illustratethe formation of single, double, and triple covalent bonds using Lewis structures.
13. Predict the relative bond-dissociation energies needed to break the bonds in the
structures below and describe how the flow of energy relates to the energy
needed to form or dissociate the compound.
a. H — C —
— C—H b. H H
— —
— —
C— C
H H
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