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atoms comine to form molecules by
sharing electrons to form covalent or metallic bonds
covalent compounds tend to form so that ___
each atom has an octet of electrons in its highest occupied energy level
____ involves atoms of nonmetal
covalent compounds
the term molecule is used ___
exclusively for covalent bonding
what do lewis structures show?
how valence electrons are arranged among atoms in a molecule
what do lewis structures reflect?
the central idea that stability of a compound relates to noble gas electron configuration
shared electron pairs are _____ ___ and can be represented how?
covalent bonds ; two dots (:) or by a single line (-)
hydrogen and halogens form
one covalent bond
oxygen and sulfur form
two covalent bonds
nitrogen and phosphorus form
three covalent bonds
carbon and silicon form
four covalent bonds
what occurs when more than one valid lewis structure can be written for a particular molecule?
resonance