Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:

• explain the characteristics of ionic, metallic and covalent bonding
• use the difference in electronegativity of two elements to predict the type of bond that will form between them
• relate electronegativity to bond polarity
• write Lewis structures for any molecule
• use the concept of resonance to explain stability
• apply the hybridization concept
• explain covalent bonding in terms of orbital sharing

• Chapter 5 (in )

Covalent bonding Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Bonding Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Bonding (advanced) Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Oxidation numbers Tags: oxidation numbers Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Lewis structures Description: Tutorial on drawing Lewis structures Tags: Lewis structures Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Lewis structures (interactive structure maker) Description: Interactive approach to building Lewis structures Tags: Lewis structures Contributed by Adam Bridgeman