Covalent Bonding
Guiding Question
What are the properties of covalent compounds, and how are they formed?
The Covalent Bond
Online Interactive: Collisions Covalent Bonding Sandbox
In this free demo, you will work in an open ended exploratory learning space. You can master built in achievements, build molecules of your choice, and explore bond polarity.
Network Covalent Bond Example: Quartz
Note that the structure can continue bonding to infinity
Molecular Covalent Bond Example: Propane
Note that the structure has all atoms fulfilling the octet rule and so will not continue bonding
Naming Molecules
Online Interactive: Covalent Bonding
This interactive activity from ChemThink describes covalent bonding—a type of chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons. Investigate the attractive and repulsive forces that act on atomic particles and how the sharing of electrons can keep atoms together. See how two hydrogen atoms interact with each other to create a covalent bond. Learn about trends in the periodic table and how electrostatic potential energy determines the bond length. Also, learn about naming conventions for covalent compounds.
Molecular Structure
Molecular Shape