Triple Bond
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Key Stage 4
Meaning
A triple bond is a chemical bond in which three electrons are shared or transferred from the outer shell between two atoms.
About Triple Bonds
- In covalent bonds a triple bond means two electrons from the outer shell of an atom are shared with another atom.
- In ionic bonds a triple bond means one of the elements has gained or lost two electrons from/to one other element.
Examples
In this structural diagram a triple bond is shown between two Carbon atoms. | In this dot and cross diagram the two Nitrogen atoms in a Nitrogen molecule are shown to each share three electrons in a triple bond. | In this ball and stick model of Hydrogen Cyanide the Carbon atom is shown to share three electrons with the Nitrogen atom (shown by the three sticks) forming a triple bonds. |