Types of Chemical Bonding

Describe and systematically compare the specific nature and spatial arrangement of chemical bonds within ionic compounds, simple molecules, giant covalent structures, polymers, and metals.

Identify the three primary types of strong chemical bonds: ionic, covalent, and metallic.

Describe ionic bonding as the strong interaction involving oppositely charged ions.

Describe covalent bonding as the interaction occurring when atoms physically share pairs of electrons.

Describe metallic bonding as the interaction occurring when metal atoms share delocalized electrons.

Recognize that ionic bonding typically occurs in compounds formed from the combination of metals with non-metals.

Recognize that covalent bonding exclusively occurs within non-metallic elements and within compounds made entirely of non-metals.

Recognize that metallic bonding exclusively occurs within metallic elements and their derived alloys.