Covalent Bonding

• Single Bond

  6 valence electrons + 2 shared electrons (2x)
• Covalent Bonding

  Atoms share an electron pair
• Double Bond


  Two shared electron pairs represented by two dashes (=)
• Octet Rule


  States that a shell should have 8 electrons
• Bonding pair

  Shared electron pair
• Covalent Bonds

  Force of attraction between a negative charge and a negative charge
• Single Bond


  Shared electron pair represented by a single dash (-)
• Shared electron pair

  Bonding pair