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Covalent Compounds

Last updated at Sept. 27, 2023 by

What are covalent compounds? Give examples.

Compounds where the elements are bound by covalent bonding are called covalent compounds.

  • They are formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.

Some examples of covalent compounds are:

Electron dot Configuration of CH₄

Electron dot Configuration of CH4 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot configuration of C₂H₆

Electron dot Configuration of C2H6 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of C₂H₄

Electron dot Configuration of C2H4 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of C₂H₂

Electron dot Configuration of C2H2 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of H₂O

Electron dot Configuration of H2O - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of NH₄

Electron dot Configuration of NH4 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of C₂H₅OH

Electron dot Configuration of C2H5OH - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of HCl

Electron dot Configuration of HCl - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of H₂S

Electron dot Configuration of H2S - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of CO₂

Electron dot Configuration of CO2 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of CS₂

Electron dot Configuration of CS2 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of CCl₄

Electron dot Configuration of CCl4 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of C₆H₁₂O₆

Electron dot Configuration of C6H12O6 - Teachoo.png

Electron dot Configuration of CO(NH₂)₂

Electron dot Configuration of CO(NH2)2 - Teachoo.png

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