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Covalent Bonds. Covalent Bonds. Are 2 or more atoms sharing electrons. Covalent naming. Use prefix to tell how many atoms Give name of first element Use prefix to tell how many atoms Give name of Last element (first syllable element then it ends in –ide). Mono- 1 Di – 2 Tri- 3 Tetra- 4
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Covalent Bonds • Are 2 or more atoms sharing electrons
Covalent naming • Use prefix to tell how many atoms • Give name of first element • Use prefix to tell how many atoms • Give name of Last element (first syllable element then it ends in –ide)
Mono- 1 Di – 2 Tri- 3 Tetra- 4 Pent – 5 Hex – 6 Hept or sept – 7 Oct – 8 Non – 9 Dec - 10 Prefix for Covalent Compounds
Name N3O5 • There are 3 nitrogen and 5 oxygen • Trinitrogen • Pentoxide • Trinitrogen pentoxide
Writing Covalent Formulas • Write the element the number of atoms as a subscript • Do the first element first then the second element
What is the formula for Oxygen DiFluoride • 1 O • 2 F • OF2
Polarity • When electrons tend to stay one atom or one side of a molecule then the other. • This gives a postal charge. • Polarity is the postal charges