Describe the process of covalent bonding?

Answer 1

A chemical bond is an interaction between atoms or molecules and allows the formation of polyatomic chemical compounds. A chemical bond is the attraction caused by the electromagnetic force between opposing charges, either between electrons and nuclei, or as the result of a dipole attraction. The strength of bonds varies considerably; there are "strong bonds" such as covalent or ionic bonds and "weak bonds" such as dipole-dipole interactions, the London dispersion force and hydrogen bonding.

Since opposite charges attract via a basic electromagnetic force, the negatively-charged electrons orbiting the nucleus and the positively-charged protons in the nucleus attract each other. Also, an electron positioned between two nuclei will be attracted to both of them. Thus, the most stable configuration of nuclei and electrons is one in which the electrons spend more time between nuclei, than anywhere else in space. These electrons cause the nuclei to be attracted to each other, and this attraction results in the bond. However, this assembly cannot collapse to a size dictated by the volumes of these individual particles. Due to the matter wave nature of electrons and their smaller mass, they occupy a very much larger amount of volume compared with the nuclei, and this volume occupied by the electrons keeps the atomic nuclei relatively far apart, as compared with the size of the nuclei themselves.

In general, strong chemical bonding is associated with the sharing or transfer of electrons between the participating atoms. Molecules, crystals, and diatomic gases- indeed most of the physical environment around us- are held together by chemical bonds, which dictate the structure of matter.

Answer 2

Two types...covalent, where two atoms share electrons in a chemical bond, and there is no separation of charge...

And the second...ionic bonding, where a non-metal atom accepts an electron to become a negatively-charged anion, and a metal atom gives up an electron to the non-metal atom, becoming a cation, or positively-charged ion. Definite separation of charge.

Answer 3

In the process of covalent bonding electrons are shared between two or more atoms.

Answer 4

covalent bonding is where non metals react and share electrons to form molecules