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Chemical Bonding

NIOS · Class 12 · Chemistry

Complete topic list for Chemical Bonding in NIOS Class 12 Chemistry. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in Chemical Bonding

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1. Fundamental Concepts of Chemical Bonding

  • Valence electrons are electrons in the outermost shell that participate in bond formation and determine an atom's combining capacity (valency)
  • Chemical bond formation is driven by the tendency of atoms to achieve stable electronic configuration (noble gas configuration) with lower total energy
  • When two atoms approach each other, the energy of the system decreases if they form a bond, making the combination more stable
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2. Ionic or Electrovalent Bonding

  • Ionic bonds form through complete electron transfer from one atom to another, creating ions held by electrostatic attraction
  • Highly electropositive elements (metals) lose electrons to become cations (positive ions)
  • Highly electronegative elements (nonmetals) gain electrons to become anions (negative ions)
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3. Covalent Bonding

  • Covalent bonds form through sharing of electron pairs between atoms, with each atom contributing one electron to the shared pair
  • Lewis structures use dots to represent valence electrons and lines to represent shared electron pairs (bonds)
  • Single bond = 1 shared pair; Double bond = 2 shared pairs; Triple bond = 3 shared pairs
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4. Bond Polarity and Dipole Moment

  • Bond polarity arises from difference in electronegativity between bonded atoms
  • Electronegativity difference < 1.7 indicates primarily covalent character; > 1.7 indicates significant ionic character
  • Dipole moment (μ) is the product of charge magnitude and distance of separation: μ = Q × r

Key Concepts

Valence electrons are the electronsAn ionic bond forms when oneA covalent bond forms when twoA coordinate covalent bond forms whenBond polarity arises when two bonded

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