Covalent Bonding Flashcards

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What is a covalent bond?

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Negatively charged shared electron pairs is attracted to positive charges of both nuclei, overcoming repulsion between 2 positively charged nuclei

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What is a lonely pair of electrons?

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An electron pair not used in bonding

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What is the average bond enthalpy?

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Measure of average bond energy

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