Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Ionic Bonding: Formation of Ionic Bonds

Introduction The chemical bond is formed when electrons are transferred from one atom to another. An ionic bond is a name for this type of relationship. The ionic bond’s strength is proportional to the number of charges and inversely proportional to the distance between the charged particles. A 2+ charged cation will form a stronger […]

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Ionic Bond or Electrovalent Bond

An ionic bond is a bond between a metal and a non-metal that acts as a strong electrostatic attraction to keep oppositely charged ions . An electrovalent bond is formed when electrons are transferred from the outermost shell of a metal to the outermost shell of a non-metal. The metals involved in the formation of

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Ionic Bond

Ionic bonds are formed by the transfer of electrons between atoms/molecules. Here, one atom loses an electron which is gained by another atom. The atom which gains an electron develops a negative charge and is called an anion, and the atom which loses an electron develops a positive charge and is called a cation. Along

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Hybridization of Boron Trifluoride

As a first step, we need to learn about inorganic compounds. Boron trifluoride is one of these. Carbon-Hydrogen bonds aren’t found in inorganic compounds. A combination that doesn’t have a C-H bond is also inorganic, like Boron Trifluoride. Properties of Boron Trifluoride  It is a pungent gas. It doesn’t have any colour and is dangerous.

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Four Covalent Compounds

A compound is a substance formulated of two or more components. For instance, water, table salt, etc. There are two types of chemical compounds Covalent Compounds Ionic compounds The compounds containing covalent bonds are known as covalent compounds. A covalent compound is composed of molecules. Moreover, it is also known as molecular compounds.  A covalent

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Formation of Ionic Bonds

When one atom can contribute electrons to obtain the inert gas electron configuration and another atom requires electrons to acquire the inert gas electron configuration, an ionic bond is created. This is the chemical bond established when electrons are transferred from one atom to another. Ionic bonds are also known as electrovalent bonds, and ionic

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Factors Affecting the Formation of Ionic Bonds

INTRODUCTION An ionic bond is a severe version of a polar covalent bond, with the latter owing to unequal electron sharing rather than complete electron transfer. Ionic bonds are produced when the electronegativities of the two atoms differ significantly, whereas covalent bonds are formed when the electronegativities of the two atoms are equal.  Consider the

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Elementary Idea of Metallic Bonding

Introduction As we know, atoms exist in nature independently, except for noble gasses. A group of atoms has different characteristic properties and is found to exist together. And these groups of atoms form molecules. These molecules are held together by a certain type of force which holds various constituents ions and atoms together in different

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Electronegativity

Introduction Electronegativity is a measure of an atom’s attraction to bonding electrons in molecules in comparison to other atoms. Linus Pauling, an American chemist, developed electronegativity values that range from slightly less than one for alkali metals to a maximum of four for fluorine. Large electronegativity values indicate a greater attraction for electrons than low

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Denticity

Denticity can be defined as the number of atoms in a single ligand that connect to a central atom. It has been observed that in multiple scenarios, just one atom in the ligand links to the metal, leading in a monodentate ligand with a denticity of one. More than one atom is bonded in polydentate

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