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Chemical Bonding

ICSE · Class 10 · Chemistry

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Cause of Chemical Combination and Kossel-Lewis Approach

  • Atoms combine to achieve stability by acquiring noble gas electronic configuration
  • Noble gases are stable because they have complete valence shells (8 electrons except He which has 2)
  • Atoms gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve stable electronic configuration
2

Electrovalent (Ionic) Bonding

  • Formed by complete transfer of electrons from metal to non-metal
  • Large electronegativity difference required between combining atoms
  • Metal atoms lose electrons to form cations (positive ions)
3

Properties of Ionic Compounds

  • Physical state: Crystalline solids at room temperature
  • High melting and boiling points due to strong electrostatic forces
  • Hard and brittle nature
4

Covalent Bonding

  • Formed by mutual sharing of electrons between atoms
  • Equal or similar electronegativity of combining atoms
  • Both atoms contribute equal electrons for sharing

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Key Concepts

Atoms combine due to two mainDuring bond formationBond formed by complete transferBond formed by mutual sharingSpecial covalent bond where both electrons

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