Chapter 2, Problem 16RA

Summary Introduction

To review:

Comparison and differences between non-polar covalent bond, polar covalent bond, and ionic bond.

Introduction:

Chemical bonds are produced by either losing, gaining or sharing of valence electrons between two or more atoms and results in the formation of molecules. Atoms share, lose or gain electrons to become stable in nature. For example, a single hydrogen atom is unstable due to a single electron in its outer shell and in order to become stable, two hydrogen molecules share their electrons and both become stable by making dihydrogen atom.