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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Lithium]] [[atom]] donates an [[electron]] from its [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] to the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] of the [[Fluorine]] [[atom]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Lithium]] [[atom]] donates an [[electron]] from its [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] to the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] of the [[Fluorine]] [[atom]]. | ||
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Magnesium]] [[atom]] donates two [[electron]]s from its [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] to the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] of the [[Oxygen]] [[atom]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Magnesium]] [[atom]] donates two [[electron]]s from its [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] to the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] of the [[Oxygen]] [[atom]]. | ||
− | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Beryllium]] [[atom]] donates | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Beryllium]] [[atom]] donates two [[electron]]s from its [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] to the [[Outer Shell|outer shells]] of each [[Fluorine]] [[atom]]. |
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Revision as of 16:47, 20 December 2018
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A chemical bond is a force of attraction holding the atoms inside a molecule together.
About Chemical Bonds
There are three types of chemical bond you should know:
- Covalent Bonds - In which atoms share electrons with one another.
- Ionic Bonds - In which electrons are transferred from one atom to another.
- Metallic Bonds - In which some electrons move freely between atoms creating lattice of positively charged ions surrounded by a sea of delocalised electrons (free electrons).
Examples
The two Oxygen atoms each share two of their electrons with one another. | The two Nitrogen atoms each share three of their electrons with one another. | Each Oxygen shares two of its electrons with the Carbon atom while the Carbon atom shares two electrons with each Oxygen atom. |
The Lithium atom donates an electron from its outer shell to the outer shell of the Fluorine atom. | The Magnesium atom donates two electrons from its outer shell to the outer shell of the Oxygen atom. | The Beryllium atom donates two electrons from its outer shell to the outer shells of each Fluorine atom. |
The outer shells of the Magnesium atoms overlap allowing the two electrons in each outer shell to move freely between atoms. | The outer shells of the Aluminium atoms overlap allowing the three electrons in each outer shell to move freely between atoms. |