Covalent Compounds

Covalent compounds are formed between

• a metal and a nonmetal

• two nonmetals

• two metals

• ions

In covalent compounds, electrons are

• lost

• gained

• shared

• stolen

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

All nonmetals, except Hydrogen and Boron, need ______ valence electrons to become stable.

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Name the following compound: N₂O₂

• Nitrogen oxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Dinitrogen dioxide

• Dinitrogen oxide

Name the following compound: SO₃

• Sulfur trioxide

• Sulfur oxide

• Trisulfur oxide

• Sulfur dioxide

Name the following compound: CO

• Monocarbon monoxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Carbon oxide

• Monocarbon oxide

Name the following compound: H₂S

• Hydrogen disulfide

• Hydrogen sulfide

• Dihydrogen sulfide

• Dihydrogen monosulfide

Name the following compound: N₂O₅

• Dinitrogen oxide

• Dinitrogen pentoxide

• Nitrogen pentoxide

• Pentanitrogen dioxide

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Name the following compound: CF₄

• Carbon fluoride

• Carbon tetrafluoride

• Carbon trifluoride

• Carbon pentafluoride

Name the following compound: XeF₆

• Monoxenon hexafluoride

• Xenon fluoride

• Xenon hexafluoride

• Xenon tretrafluoride