Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure

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The energy released when one mole of an ionic solid is formed from its constituent gaseous ions.

A diagram showing the bonding and lone pairs of a molecule using dots or lines for valence electrons.

A molecular shape in which the bonded atoms lie on a straight line, giving a bond angle of 180°.

Attractions between molecules caused by instantaneous fluctuations in electron distribution inducing dipoles in neighbours.

A pair of valence electrons localised on one atom and not involved in bonding.