what do chemical bonds do?

Question

for matter/energy course actually

Answer 1

it simply keeps the atoms of any substance tied up together

Answer 2

Chemical bonds hold the atoms of a compound together. There are two types of chemical bond:

1: Covalent Bonds and
2: Ionic bonds.

In covalent bonds the electron pair between the atoms is shared. When two pairs are shared it is called a double bond and when three pairs are shared it is a triple bond. An example of a covalent bond is the bond between Hydrogen and Oxygen in water H2O. Which looks more like H:O:H in reality. Two more pairs of electrons on the Oxygen are not shared and give water its highly polarized nature.

An ionic bond is when one of the moieties (groups) steals the electron from another moiety becoming negatively charged and leaving the other positively charged. The result is called an ionic solution. It is also called a salt and NaCl - Table salt is a good example: Na+Cl-.

Answer 3

Besides puting atoms toghether to form molecules, energetically speaking, when a bond is made, energy is absorbed, and the breaking of bonds liberates energy. You can see this in most chain polymerizations, which consist of the breaking of double bonds to enlong the chain, so if you were polymerizing something in a glass you may burn your hand 'cause of the heat.

Answer 4

The simple answer is that they allow atoms to be fixed together to form molecules.

You have all different types of bonds though, you have ionic bond, covalent, hydrogen bonding.

In all cases it allows a satble structure to be formed.

Answer 5

it keeps the substance together. it take energy to break them and energy is released when they form