BLG 143 Study Guide - Final Guide: Chemical Reaction, Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bond

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Chapter 2 water and carbon: the chemical basis of life. 2. 1 atoms, ions and molecules: the building blocks of chemical evolution. Atoms are composed of: protons positively charged particles, neutrons neutral, electrons negative. Most of an atom"s volume is empty space. E are found in orbitals surrounding the nucleus. An atom is most stable when its valence shell is filled. One way that shells can be filled is through the formation of chemical bonds, strong attractions that bind atoms together. Covalent bond sharing of e"s; each atom"s unpaired valence e"s are shared by both nuclei. Electronegativity e"s not always shared equally in covalent bonds; some atoms hold the to fill their orbitals. Molecules substances held together by covalent bonds electrons in covalent bonds much more tightly than others (o, n, c, h). Differences in electronegativity dictate how electrons are distributed in covalent bonds. Polar covalent bond electrons are asymmetrically shared (h2o)

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