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Purves
et al. (1998)
defines a chemical bond as
an attractive force that links two atoms
to form a molecule.
There are three types of chemical bonds:
Type
of Bond |
Basis
of Bonding |
Energy |
Strength |
Covalent
Bond |
Sharing
of electron pairs |
50-100
kcal/mol |
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Ionic
Bond |
Attraction
of opposite charges |
5-7
kcal/mol |
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Hydrogen
Bond |
Sharing
of hydrogen atom |
3-7
kcal/mol |
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In
addition, there are interactions between non-polar
molecules.
Example: Van der Waals interaction
is an interaction of electron clouds, 1 kcal/mol hydrophonic interactions.
To see examples of all of these types of bonding,
click on the animations in the column on the
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Maintained by: CarolAnn Paul
Date Created: July 1, 2004
Last Modified:
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