General Chemistry

  1. Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts
    1. Types of Chemical Bonds
      1. Ionic Bonding
        1. Covalent Bonding
          1. Metallic Bonding
            1. Intermolecular Forces
            2. Lewis Symbols
              1. Drawing Lewis Symbols
                1. Valence Electrons
                2. The Octet Rule
                  1. Statement of the Octet Rule
                    1. Exceptions to the Octet Rule
                    2. Ionic Bonding
                      1. Formation of Ionic Bonds
                        1. Energetics of Ionic Bond Formation
                          1. Born-Haber Cycle
                            1. Lattice Energy
                              1. Definition of Lattice Energy
                                1. Factors Affecting Lattice Energy
                                  1. Calculating Lattice Energy
                                2. Covalent Bonding
                                  1. Formation of Covalent Bonds
                                    1. Lewis Structures
                                      1. Single Bonds
                                        1. Multiple Bonds
                                          1. Double Bonds
                                            1. Triple Bonds
                                            2. Bond Length
                                              1. Bond Energy
                                              2. Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
                                                1. Electronegativity
                                                  1. Electronegativity Scales
                                                    1. Bond Polarity
                                                      1. Dipole Moments
                                                      2. Drawing Lewis Structures
                                                        1. Steps for Drawing Lewis Structures
                                                          1. Formal Charge
                                                            1. Calculating Formal Charge
                                                              1. Using Formal Charge to Evaluate Structures
                                                              2. Resonance
                                                                1. Resonance Structures
                                                                  1. Resonance Hybrids
                                                                  2. Exceptions to the Octet Rule
                                                                    1. Odd-Electron Molecules
                                                                      1. Electron-Deficient Molecules
                                                                        1. Expanded Octets
                                                                      2. Bond Enthalpies
                                                                        1. Using Bond Enthalpies to Estimate Reaction Enthalpies
                                                                          1. Limitations of Bond Enthalpy Calculations

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