van der Waals' Forces & Dipoles Covalent bonds are strong?intramolecular forces Molecules also contain weaker?intermolecular forces?which are forces?between?molecules These intermolecular force...
Polarity & Dipole Moments Electronegativity?is the ability of an atom to draw a pair of electrons towards itself in a covalent bond Electronegativity?increases?across a Period and?decreases?goi...
Covalent Bonding: Bond Energy & Length Bond energy The?bond energy?is the energy required to?break?one mole of a particular covalent bond in the gaseous states Bond energy has units of kJ mol-1...
Covalent Bonding: Orbitals & Hybridisation Bond overlap in covalent bonds A single?covalent?bond?is formed when two nonmetals combine Each atom that combines has an?atomic?orbital?containing a ...
Dative Bonding: Definition & Examples In?simple?covalent?bonds?the two atoms involved shares electrons Some molecules have a?lone?pair of electrons that can be donated to form a bond with an?el...