Chemistry Section 8.1 Formative Assessment

According to the valence bond theory, what type of bond forms when partially filled orbitals of two atoms overlap?

• ionic

• metallic

• covalent

• hypervalent

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

A _____ bond forms when orbitals overlap along the bond axis that connects two nuclei.

Answer explanation

A ______ bond forms when orbitals along the bond axis connect two nuclei.

Describe resonance.

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Explain what happens when molecules have an odd number of valence electrons to share?

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

A ​​pi bond forms by ​ (a)  

• a side-to-side overlap
• an end-to-end overlap
• an end-to-side overlap

According to the molecular orbital theory, bonding orbitals are higher in energy than the atomic orbitals from which they form.

• True

• False