Physics 133
Spring Quarter 2004
29 April 2004
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The quiz is due before class today, 29 April 2004.
What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonding??
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Ionic bonds involve actual transfer of an electron from one atom to another and subsequent electric attraction. This gives the electron-giving atom the opportunity to strip away one or more electrons above a closed shell, leaving a closed shell, and the receiving atom the opportunity to add electrons until it reaches a closed shell. The closed shell configuration is more stable--it has a lower energy than the atom by itself. Covalent bonds arise when electrons are shared between atoms in order that each atom have something akin to a closed shell.
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