Chemical bonds

This course is a part of Chemistry, a 18-course Topic series from Khan Academy.

Chemical bonds are the glue that hold molecules together. We will learn about the different kinds of bonds, ways chemists draw bonds and molecules, and how the type of chemical bonding affects the bulk properties of a material. We will cover electronegativity, Lewis dot structures, VSEPR, bond hybridization, and ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds.

This course contains 3 segments:

Types of chemical bonds

In this tutorial, we will learn about electronegativity and the different types of chemical bonds.

Dot structures and molecular geometry

We can’t always see molecules, but we can always simplify and draw depictions of them with pen and paper. It is the language of chemistry that we want you to get acquainted with. You will learn to draw Lewis dot structures and resonance structures, assign formal charges, and analyze the geometry of molecules and ions using VSEPR theory.

Hybridization and hybrid orbitals

In this tutorial, we will learn about sp3, sp2, and sp hybridization.