Lesson 2 · about 15 minutes

Sharing is bonding

Single, double and triple bonds, and how chemists draw them.

You will learn

  • What a covalent bond is
  • The difference between single, double and triple bonds
  • How to read and draw displayed formulas

Sections

  1. A closer look at a bond
  2. Single bonds and chains
  3. Double and triple bonds
  4. Displayed formulas
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