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What causes a covalent bond to form between two atoms?
Consider what happens when two atoms come close.
Name the two types of covalent bonds based on overlapping.
Think about how these bonds are structurally different.
What type of overlap leads to a sigma bond?
Think about how the orbitals are oriented.
Hybridization leads to the creation of what type of orbitals?
Consider the impact of mixing orbitals.
Explain why the bond angles in NH3 are different from those in CH4.
Think about how lone pairs impact geometry.
Describe the energy changes involved when a sigma bond is formed from overlapping orbitals.
Consider the relationship between energy and stability.
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