- Made when two or more nonmetal atoms are bonded by sharing valence electrons (Covalent Bond)
- Steps:
- Determine the chemical formula of a simple covalent compound form its name
- Determine the name of a simple covalent compound from its chemical formula
- Determine the chemical formula of a simple covalent compound form its name
- Steps:
- Linear:
- When a molecule has any bonded atoms that are located on a straight line
- Angle between bonding pairs is 180 degrees
- Trigonal Planar
- When a molecule has 3 areas of electronic density that surrounds a central atom
- Angle between bonding pairs is 120 degrees
- Tetrahedral
- When all the molecules are bonds
- Angles between bonding pairs is 109.5 degrees
- Trigonal Pyramid
- When a molecule has 3 bonds and 1 lone pair on the central atom
- Angles between bonding pairs is 107 degrees
- When a molecule has 3 bonds and 1 lone pair on the central atom
- Bent:
- When a molecule has 3 atoms
- Angles between bonding pairs is 105 degrees