Chemical Bonding
Ionic, covalent and metallic bonds, and why atoms stick together
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Lessons
Three ways to a full shell
Practice: Name the bond type
Ionic bonding
Ion charges and formulae
Practice: Balance the charges
Giant ionic lattices
Covalent bonding
Practice: Count the pairs
Double and triple bonds
Practice: Energy to break the bonds
Molecules and giant structures
Practice: Sort the structures
Metallic bonding
Practice: Explain the property
Electronegativity
Practice: Order the bonds
Shapes from electron pairs
Practice: Predict the shape
Polar and non-polar molecules
Practice: Polar or non-polar?
Forces between molecules
Practice: Read the boiling points
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