Difference between revisions of "Single Bond"

Latest revision as of 13:19, 14 January 2019

A single bond is a chemical bond in which only one electron is shared or transferred from the outer shell.

In covalent bonds a single bond means one electron from the outer shell of an atom is shared.

In ionic bonds a single bond means one of the atoms has gained or lost just one electron that has been transferred to another element.


In this structural diagram a single bond is shown between two Chlorine atoms.	In this dot and cross diagram the two Hydrogen atoms in a Hydrogen molecule are shown to each share only one electron in a single bond.	In this ball and stick model of Water the Oxygen in Water shares one electron (shown by one stick) with each Hydrogen atom forming two single bonds.

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-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A '''single bond''' between two [[Chlorine]] [[atom]]s.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |In this [[Structural Diagram|structural diagram]] a '''single bond''' is shown between two [[Chlorine]] [[atom]]s.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Hydrogen]] [[atom]]s in a [[Hydrogen]] [[molecule]] each share only one [[electron]] in a '''single bond'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |In this [[Dot and Cross Diagram|dot and cross diagram]] the two [[Hydrogen]] [[atom]]s in a [[Hydrogen]] [[molecule]] are shown to each share only one [[electron]] in a '''single bond'''.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Oxygen]] in [[Water]] shares one [[electron]] with each [[Hydrogen]] [[atom]] forming two '''single bonds'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |In this [[Ball and Stick Model|ball and stick model]] of [[Water]] the [[Oxygen]] in [[Water]] shares one [[electron]] (shown by one stick) with each [[Hydrogen]] [[atom]] forming two '''single bonds'''.
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