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  • Single Bond
    The longest and weakest covalent connection, involving two electrons, with the lowest energy and stability.
  • Double Bond
    A covalent connection involving four electrons, offering intermediate strength, energy, and stability.
  • Triple Bond
    The shortest and strongest covalent connection, involving six electrons, with the highest energy and stability.
  • Bond Energy
    The amount of energy, measured in kilojoules, needed to break a chemical connection between atoms.
  • Bond Strength
    A measure of how difficult it is to break a chemical connection; increases from single to triple connections.
  • Bond Stability
    A property reflecting how resistant a chemical connection is to breaking; higher with more shared electrons.
  • Electron Pair
    A set of two electrons shared between atoms, forming the basis of covalent connections.
  • Valence Electrons
    The outermost electrons involved in forming chemical connections, determining bond type and strength.
  • Covalent Bond
    A type of chemical connection where atoms share electron pairs to achieve stability.
  • Lewis Structure
    A diagram showing how valence electrons are arranged among atoms, indicating single, double, or triple connections.
  • Kilojoule
    A unit of energy measurement used to express the energy required to break chemical connections.
  • Bond Length
    The distance between two bonded atoms; decreases as the number of shared electron pairs increases.