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Molecules form when atoms bond together through sharing, gaining or losing electrons. There are two main types of bonds: ionic bonds form when atoms transfer electrons between each other to achieve stable electron configurations, and covalent bonds form when atoms share electrons. Chemical formulas represent substances and can show either the simplest whole number ratio of atoms (empirical formula) or the actual ratio (molecular formula).

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Molecules form when atoms bond together through sharing, gaining or losing electrons. There are two main types of bonds: ionic bonds form when atoms transfer electrons between each other to achieve stable electron configurations, and covalent bonds form when atoms share electrons. Chemical formulas represent substances and can show either the simplest whole number ratio of atoms (empirical formula) or the actual ratio (molecular formula).

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Molecules form when atoms bond together through sharing, gaining or losing electrons. There are two main types of bonds: ionic bonds form when atoms transfer electrons between each other to achieve stable electron configurations, and covalent bonds form when atoms share electrons. Chemical formulas represent substances and can show either the simplest whole number ratio of atoms (empirical formula) or the actual ratio (molecular formula).

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Molecules form when two or more atoms form chemical bonds with each

other. It doesn't matter if the atoms are the same or are different from each other.

A chemical symbol is a short name of representing an element, instead of writing


out the name of an element. By using chemical symbol we represent an element
name with one or two letters.

Atoms seek the most stable configuration.

The Octet Rule states that atoms with 8 electrons in their outer orbital will be
most stable.

Atoms can share, give, or take electrons of other atoms. These are forms of
chemical bonds.

Bonds occur between the valence electrons of atoms, not the inner electrons.

Types of Chemical Bonds


The two main types of chemical bonds are ionic and covalent bonds, but you should be
aware of several forms of bonding:

Ionic Bonds
Ionic bonds form when one atom takes an electron from another atom.
Example: NaCl is formed by an ionic bond where sodium donates its valence electron to
chlorine. Chlorine is a halogen. All halogens have 7 valence electrons and need one
more to gain a stable octet. Sodium is an alkali metal. All alkali metals have 1 valence
electron, which they readily donate to form a bond.
Covalent Bonds
Example: Covalent bonds form between hydrogen and oxygen in water, H2O.

Difference between an Empirical and Molecular Formula.


Empirical formulas and molecular formulas are types of chemical formulas.
Chemical formulas represent the composition of a substance with atomic symbols.

Empirical formulas show the simplest whole number ratio of these atoms.
Molecular formulas show the actual ratio of atoms in the compound.
Here is an example:
Glucose is the a simple sugar whose molecular formula is C6H12O6
Its empirical formula would be CH2O which would be its molecular formula divided by the
smallest whole number

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