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1
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What are covalent bonds between?

A

Non-Metals and non-metals

2
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What do covalent bonds involve?

A

Electrons being shared

3
Q

Ball and stick diagram

A

Write the chemical symbol for each element as many times as it appears and draw a line for each shared electron between the elements

4
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Dot-cross diagram

A

It works almost like a Venn diagram where each dot or cross is between every element it is in. It is the shape it was originally

5
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What state are simple covalent substances at room temp?

A

Some are solid, some are liquid, some are gas

6
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Why do simple covalent substances have low melting and boiling points but giant high?

A

Because they have fewer bonds when simple and more when giant

7
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Why aren’t covalent substances conductive

A

Because they have no charge

8
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Why are covalent substances brittle?

A

Because no particles are charged so they repel?