Covalent Bonding

​Their formation is due to covalent bonding; thus, they are called covalent compounds.

​1. Determine the covalent compounds that may form from the given nonmetal atoms.

​2. Formulate the names of the covalent compounds.

​3. Identify the household items that are covalent compounds or are composed of covalent compounds due to their observed properties.

1) The two atoms of nonmetals share valence electrons to obtain the same number of electrons as the nearest noble gas, producing molecular covalent compounds.

​Hydrogen's configuration is 1s¹. S orbital has a maximum number of valence electrons.

​For the atoms to become stable, they should have a completely filled last main energy level.

Nonmetals share electrons instead of pulling electrons because they have relatively small electronegativity differences and have similar affinities to electrons.

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​The Octet Rule is important in predicting the chemical formula of simple binary covalent molecular compounds.

​Step 1: Predict how many atoms of each element are needed to form a molecule of the compound.

​Each needs one more electron to have a completely filled last main energy level.

​Step 2. Illustrate the LEDS of each atom.

​Step 3. Pair up the unpaired electron of the two atoms.

​Step 4. Connect the two dots. If there are two pairs of dots connected, it is double covalent bond and if there are three pairs of dots connected, the bond is triple covalent bond.

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​Step 1: Write the name of the first element in the chemical formula.

​​ Examples:

​1) CO - carbon

​2) N₂O₅ - nitrogen

​3) SF₆ - sulfur

​Step 2: Give the root name of the 2nd element and end it with -ide.

​​ Examples:

​1) CO - carbon oxide

​2) N₂O₅ - nitrogen oxide

​3) SF₆ - sulfur fluoride

​Step 3: Use Gk prefixes to indicate the no. of atoms of each element.

​​ Examples:

​1) CO - carbon monoxide

​2) N₂O₅ - nitrogen pentoxide

​3) SF₆ - sulfur hexafluoride

• ​Noncondutors of electricity

• ​low melting and boiling points

• ​Soft