CHEM101: General Chemistry I

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• define what a chemical bond is
• explain why most atoms form chemical bonds
• describe ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding
• describe and give examples of Van der Waals forces as part of intermolecular forces
• explain VSEPR theory
• predict the shape of molecules or polyatomic ions using VSEPR theory
• explain how the shapes of molecules are accounted for by hybridization theory
• explain what determines molecular polarity
• draw resonance structures