Monday, October 5, 2009
Covanlent Bonds are Like eating at a Restaurant
Does this image help? Heck yes, it does! The pictures also helps, but after reading the restaurant analogy, it doesn't seem too hard anymore. In a regular covalent bond, the atoms share an electron and the electron is equally attracted to both nuclei. One atom is getting half a burger, and the other atom is getting half a chicken sandwich..not a bad deal. When your friend takes all your cheeseburger, that is a polar covalent bond. It is very one-sided (separation of charge), but both atoms get a little something. In a coordinate covalent bond, you give the person all of your dinner, or both of your electrons...just for the sake of being kind...by georgy, MAYBE i've got it?
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