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Compound Structure and Properties

Seven topics on why atoms stick together and what that predicts. Bonding as a spectrum of electron sharing, the potential-energy curve behind every bond, the lattices of ionic solids and the electron sea of metals, drawing Lewis diagrams, ranking resonance structures by formal charge, and predicting molecular shape with VSEPR.

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Equations For every problem in this unit
Nonpolar covalent
ΔEN ≈ 0  —  electrons shared evenly
Polar covalent
moderate ΔEN  —  unequal sharing, bond dipole
Ionic
large ΔEN  —  electrons essentially transferred
Metallic
cations in a shared, delocalized electron sea
Formal charge
FC = valence e− − (lone e− + ½ bonding e−)
Electron domains
domains = bonding groups + lone pairs
Best resonance form
formal charges nearest 0; negative on the more electronegative atom
Shape
electron geometry = all domains; molecular shape = atoms only
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60 open-ended problems.

Read the question, work it out, then flip the card to compare your reasoning to the worked solution. Mark each card so you can return to the ones that still bite.

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Cumulative assessment

Test the unit.

Twenty mixed items pulled from across all 7 topics. Identifies which misconceptions still bite when you cannot see which topic the question came from.

20questions
7topics
16codes covered
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Check what stuck.

Units 1 through 2, drawn evenly so earlier units get the same share as this one. Twenty questions or a full 60-question section, your choice. Even coverage means this is a retention check rather than a score estimate.

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36codes covered
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