Molecular Compounds

Table of contents

Dot formula, Lewis structures, covalent bonds, single bonds, bond length, strength of bonds, shared electrons, polar bonds, naming compounds

**Animation shows how to construct Lewis dot diagram for ammonia**

Formative exercise Formative exercise answers Suggested exercises Covalent bond definition and types Covalent bonds, Octet rule & the Periodic Table Multiple Covalent bonds, Unsaturated bonds Coordinate Covalent bonds Molecular and Structural Formulas Tips for drawing Lewis Structures Shapes of Molecules Polar Covalent Bonds & role of Electronegativity Polar Molecules versus Non-polar Molecules Naming Binary Molecules (Compounds) Properties of Molecular Compounds Self test Self test answers i Click here to access The Molecule of the month page at the University of Oxford. Click here to access The Molecule of the month page at the University of Bristol. All rights reserved 2005-2012 Dr. Walt Volland

Formative exercise	Formative exercise answers
Suggested exercises	Covalent bond definition and types
Covalent bonds, Octet rule & the Periodic Table	Multiple Covalent bonds, Unsaturated bonds
Coordinate Covalent bonds	Molecular and Structural Formulas
Tips for drawing Lewis Structures	Shapes of Molecules
Polar Covalent Bonds & role of Electronegativity	Polar Molecules versus Non-polar Molecules
Naming Binary Molecules (Compounds)	Properties of Molecular Compounds
Self test	Self test answers