Covalent Compounds

How do covalent bonds form?

• Donating & receiving valence e- between atoms.

• Opposite slight charges attract each other between compounds.

• Scientists are still not sure how they form.

• Sharing valence e- between atoms.

What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?

• 2 Nonmetals

• 1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal

• 2 Metals

• 2 Noble Gases

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In all covalent bonds, valence electrons are

• lost

• gained

• shared equally

• shared

An example of a covalent compound is

• sodium floride

• calcium chloride

• carbon dioxide

• all of the above

What is the chemical formula for the compound containing one nitrogen atom and two oxygen atoms?

• O₂N

• N₂O

• NO

• NO₂

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Chemical bonds form when atoms

• gain protons

• combine nuclei

• give up neutrons

• share or transfer electrons

The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is

• CO

• C₂O

• CO₂

• C₂O₂

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What is the name of N2H4

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Which of the following is a covalent compound?

• Carbon monoxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Dicarbon monoxide

• Dicarbon dioxide

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