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Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry

3Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding in Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Electronegativity, ionic bonding and metallic bonding

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  • Covalent and coordinate bonding, bond energy and bond length

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  • Orbital overlap: sigma and pi bonds and hybridisation

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  • Shapes of molecules and ions using VSEPR theory

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  • Intermolecular forces, bond polarity and hydrogen bonding

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Chemical bonding: sample question

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How many lone pairs of electrons are there in one molecule of carbon dioxide, COX2\ce{CO2}?

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