Chemistry
Answer
Chemical bond — The linkage or force which acts between two or more atoms to hold them together as a stable molecule is called a chemical bond.
Chemical bonding — It is the formation of a chemical bond between two or more atoms to hold them together as a stable molecule resulting in a chemical compound.
Related Questions
State why noble gases are unreactive while atoms of elements other than noble gases are chemically reactive.
State the force which holds two or more atoms together as a stable molecule.
State the reasons for chemical bonding between two atoms and the methods involved for achieving the same. State how 'duplet and octet' rules are involved for an atom to achieve stable electronic configuration.
Draw the geometrical atomic structure representing the electronic configuration of atoms of elements of :
- Period-2
- group 14 [IVA] — carbon [at no. 6]
- group 15 [VA] — nitrogen [at. no. 7]
- group 16 [VI A] — oxygen [at no. 8]
- Period-3
- group 1[IA] — sodium [at no. 11]
- group 2[IIA] — magnesium [at. no. 12]
- group 17[VIIA]— chlorine [at. no. 17]
- Period-4
- group 2[IIA] — calcium [at. no. 20].
- Period-2