BIOL 1840U Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Non-Covalent Interactions, Electron Shell, Ionic Bonding

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An atom is the smallest unit of an element that has the chemical characteristics of that element. Made up of subatomic particles called protons and electrons. A proton is positively charged, and an electron is negatively charged. A single element usually has an equal number of protons and elections. Electrons orbit an atom in electron shells. Many elements have outer shells that can hold additional electrons. Elements with filled shells are more stable. They can get these electrons from other elements. The end results is a chemical bond. Chemical linkages that hold atoms together to form molecules are called bonds. Covalent bonds form when atoms share electrons. Hydrogen atoms each have one empty spot in their electron shell. Atoms, like hydrogen fill their shells by sharing electrons. Hydrogren - h - possible bonds: 1, h-h. Oxygen - o - possible bonds: 2, o=o. Non-covalent bonds (ncbs) form between and within molecules. Polar molecules have uneven charge distribution (poles)

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