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STEPS:
1. Determine the number of valence electrons available.
2. Determine the number of electrons necessary to satisfy the octet (or duet) rule with no electron sharing.
3. The difference between the numbers obtained in steps 1 and 2 is the number of bonding electrons.
4. Place the atoms as symmetrically as possible.
5. Draw the bonds showing the number of electrons to be shared.
6. Add the remainder of the available electrons to complete the octets (or duets) of all the atoms. There should be just enough if the molecule or ion follows the octet rule.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAn oxygen atom has 6 electrons in its outer shell.
Oxygen is in group 6 of the Periodic Table.
Two oxygen atoms will each share two electrons
to form two covalent bonds and make an oxygen molecule (O2).
Note the 2 pairs (4 electrons) shared between the atoms.
Oxygen has a double bond. One electron pair is a single bond.
The structural formula of an oxygen molecule is
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∙ 10y agoby the mutual sharing of electrons between two atoms
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∙ 10y agoH--H
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A bond in which atoms share electrons is called a?
The type of bond in which two atoms share electrons is called a covalent bond.
Is a peptide bond a covalent bond?
Yes, a peptide bond is a covalent bond.
What type of bonds holds atoms together in a water molecule?
Covalent Bond .
What types of bond do H2 have?
nonpolar covalent bond
What kind of chemical bond is formed when atoms share electrons?
When atoms share electrons, they form a chemical bond, or covalent bond.
A bond in which atoms share electrons is called a?
The type of bond in which two atoms share electrons is called a covalent bond.
Is a peptide bond a covalent bond?
Yes, a peptide bond is a covalent bond.
What chemical bond that occurs when atoms share electrons?
covalent bond,coordinate bond and singlet bond
What type of bonds holds atoms together in a water molecule?
Covalent Bond .
Is nitrogen dioxide a covalent bond or ionic bond?
covalent
What types of bond do H2 have?
nonpolar covalent bond
What type of bonding is between magnesium and hydrochloric acid?
Hydrogen chloride has a covalent bond.
What kind of chemical bond is formed when atoms share electrons?
When atoms share electrons, they form a chemical bond, or covalent bond.
A type of chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons?
A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons is a covalent bond. A nonpolar covalent bond is the type of bond that involves the most sharing.
A chemical bond that occurs when atoms share electrons is a?
This is a covalent bond.
What is multiple covalent bond?
A covalent bond which is either double or triple covalent bond.
What is a bond in which atoms share electrons?
Covalent bonds SHARE electrons. Ionic bonds TRANSFER electrons.
