Introduction to Covalent Bonds

Learning Intentions

  • To learn how covalent bonds form between two non-metals

Questions - Covalent Bonding Simulation

Go to the Ionic and Covalent Bonding simulation and make a variety of molecules with covalent bonds.

  1. How do you choose which atoms to use to create the covalent compound?
  2. How do you figure out how many of each atom are needed to create the compound?
  3. How do you find the chemical formula for simple covalent compounds?
  4. How do you find the name of simple covalent compounds?