4 - CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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What is a chemical bond?
💡 Hint: Think about how atoms connect to form substances.
Define ionic bond.
💡 Hint: Consider how one atom gives up an electron to another.
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What type of bond is formed by electron transfer?
💡 Hint: Think about which bond results from one atom losing an electron.
True or False: The octet rule applies to all elements.
💡 Hint: Consider elements beyond the second period.
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Explain the hybridization in the following molecule: CH4.
💡 Hint: Consider how carbon forms four bonds in a tetrahedral shape.
Calculate the bond order for O2 using its molecular orbital configuration. What does this imply about its stability?
💡 Hint: Use the formula: Bond Order = 1/2(Nb - Na).
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