Covalent Bondings

COVALENT BONDING

-The bonding between two non-metals that end with the sharing of an electron

-Properties:

• low melting and boiling points
• flammable
• cannot conduct electricity
• does not dissolve in water

-How to Name a Covalent Bond

• add the fitting prefix to the beginning of each non-metal

(the prefix depends on the number of atoms)

• replace the last syllable of the second non-metal with -ide