11. Bonding & Molecular Structure

A compound that has a sea of delocalized electrons exhibits which type of chemical bonding?

What is the main difference between an ionic bond and a covalent bond?

Which of the following best describes the main difference between ionic bonds and covalent bonds?

Which of the following best describes a key structural difference between ionic and covalent compounds?

Which type of chemical bond is most likely formed when the overlap occurs between an s orbital and a p orbital from two different atoms?

Why are valence electrons able to participate in chemical bonding?

Which of the following correctly identifies the types of bonds within a water (H_2O) molecule and between water molecules?

What type of chemical bond forms when electrons are shared unequally between two atoms?

Why do atoms form covalent bonds?

If the boron nitride molecule (BN) were to form, which type of chemical bond would most likely exist between the boron and nitrogen atoms?

In a covalent bond, are the atoms truly 'sharing' electrons?

In a mineral with metallic bonding, how do the electrons behave?

Which element is least likely to form chemical bonds?

Hydrogen can form ______ covalent bond(s) and oxygen can form ______.

Which statement best describes what the electron sea model for metals suggests?