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Chemical bonding

How do chemicals form bonds to create molecules, compounds and more? Learn about different forms of chemical bonding, and how those bonds are broken, using this resource.

Overview

  • Ionic bonding – what are ionic bonds and how do they form? How are ionic compounds named? 80 minutes to complete
  • Covalent bonding – what are covalent bonds and how do they form molecular compounds? How do you predict the molecular geometry of molecules? 60 minutes to complete
  • Lewis structures – what are Lewis electron dot structures and how do you draw them? 40 minutes to complete
  • Quiz – Covalent bonding and Lewis structures – how well do you understand covalent bonding? Do you feel confident drawing Lewis structures? 60 minutes to complete
Image of strands of chemicals forming bonds