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If an atom such as hydrogen is able to form a covalent bond describe what happens when the electron shells of two atoms overlap?
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∙ 8y ago
Assuming both hydrogen atoms are in a singlet state (normal conditions for bonding):
The potential energy as the atoms are far away from each other is almost zero. As they approach each other, the potential energy decreases until it eventually reaches a minimum at about 0.746 Angstroms (7.46x10-11m) of separation with an energy of about -4.52eV. If they continue to approach each other, the potential energy increases steeply, and tends to infinite as the separation distance approaches zero.
For a triplet state, the potential energy is nearly zero at large separations, and increases as the separation distance decreases. It also tends to infinite as the separation distance approaches zero, more rapidly than the case above.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhen the hydrogen atoms are far apart, the energy of their interaction is zero.
The potential energy required for bond formation is equal in magnitude to the bond-dissociation energy.
When the two atoms of approach each other, the two nuclei repel each other.
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Explain what happens when two hydrogen atoms bond?
Each hydrogen atom has 1 electron. When two hydrogen atoms combine they each share that electron with the other hydrogen atom, creating a covalent bond and a molecule of H2.
What kind of a bond happens between a magnesium electron and an oxygen atom?
Covalent bond
What happens when Sodium and Hydrogen form plus 1ions?
they lose their outer electron to some other atom.
What happens when fluorine bonds with another element?
It forms the fluoride by forming an ionic or covalent bond with the element.Example:-HF(hydrogen fluoride) which if an ionic compound.OF2(Oxygen difluoride) which is a covalent compound
What happens when a proton and an electron come close to each other?
They might 'form' a new atom named hydrogen.
Explain what happens when two hydrogen atoms bond?
Each hydrogen atom has 1 electron. When two hydrogen atoms combine they each share that electron with the other hydrogen atom, creating a covalent bond and a molecule of H2.
What happens to covalent bonds Their electron?
In a covalent bond electrons are shared.
What happens when big oxygen atoms shares electron with small hydrogen atoms?
They form covalent bonds.
What happens in a molecule when a covalent bond is formed?
In a covalent bond, the electrons are shared. For ex. when 2 hydrogens and one oxygen are paired up, they form a covalent bond. hydrogen has 1 valence electron and oxygen has 6. so they bond together so they all have their valence orbit filled
What kind of a bond happens between a magnesium electron and an oxygen atom?
Covalent bond
When an electron and proton co lid what happens?
They form a hydrogen atom.
How do atoms create a bond?
Atoms create a bond many different ways. Covalent bonds - only happens between nonmetals. The atoms share electrons. Ionic bonds - only happens between a nonmetal and a metal. One atom takes the other atom's electron(s). Hydrogen bonds - only happens between hydrogen and fluorine, nitrogen, or oxygen. Polar Covalent Bonds - this is a type of bond between ionic and covalent bonds. The atoms don't share or take the electron. The electron is shared but one atom has more control of it. Metallic bonds - only between metals. Electrons form a shared cloud, not in a molecule, but shared by all the metal atoms in a given object.
What happens as electron bonds fall toward oxygen?
A polarized covalent bond is formed , as in water .
What happens to a hydrogen atom to make it become a H plus?
It loses an electron
What happens between atoms in covalent and polar covalent bonds?
covalent bonds is the sharing of electrons between two atoms. polar covalent bonds occurs when one atom is more electronegative than the other and therefore pulls the electron more closely to its atom (the electron is still being shared)
Which bond is strongest hydrogen bonding or polar bonding?
Peptide bond is a covalent bond. Covalent bonds are stronger than hydrogen bonds. Think of electrons as the glue of a molecule. A covalent bond has electron interaction uniformity(They're glue is pretty consistent between two atoms). Now hydrogen bonds don't have as much glue; think of it as a few smeared drops of glue. So why do they have not as much glue(a weaker interaction than peptide bonds)? That's because Hydrogen bonds have hydrogens bonded to an electronegative atom(that means they like electrons). An example of an electronegative atom would be oxygen. Oxygen(or any given electronegative atom) will briefly take hydrogen's only electron when they pair up. So hydrogen's electron spends more time around the oxygen because it takes longer to circle around oxygen due to it being bigger than hydrogen. We know electrons have negative charge, so what happens when hydrogen's electron is over near the oxygen? Hydrogen gets a partial positive charge, and oxygen gets a partial negative charge!
What happens when a single covalent bond forms between 2 elements?
Each atom contribute with one electron to the bond.
