Talking about terms, buzzwords and chemical concepts is not easy if you don’t understand what is being talked about. But it is true that knowledge is power, and the more you know about any subject, the better.
That being said, speaking or hearing the definition of “chemical bond” is referencing a chemical concept. It is somewhat more complex than it may seem (especially if you have nothing to do with chemistry). We could define it in a very summarized way, although now we will tell you a little more and clarify it, that it is the conjunction of two atoms. When they unite they form a molecule and this process is called: chemical bonding. First of all, you have to know basic things to be able to understand what you are talking about. Terms like atom, molecules, electrodes, etc. It must be clear what it is and what it means, in order to understand it.
That said, in order to understand what a chemical bond is, you have to know that there are only three different types. We will find the metallic chemical bond, the ionic chemical bond and the covalent chemical bond.
They should not be confused with each other, since none has anything to do with each other. As you can imagine, each one has its particularities, its benefits. Of course, if the three types of chemical bonds share something, it is that they are all extremely important and even essential for the proper functioning of the human being. As much as they are in charge of providing the proteins and amino acids so necessary to be able to live and develop in good conditions.
Instructions
- As we have already summarized, it could be said as a definition that a chemical bond is when two atoms join to form a molecule.
- Now, from knowing this, we must qualify. Because knowing that these atoms can be in two ways comes into play. Either in the same way (same) or different.
- That said, it is worth thinking, what are atoms? In order to better understand what is being said.
- Well, the atoms, you have to know that it refers to “something” that is extremely small. It is a small portion of a chemical element.
- Knowing this, the atom is attached to the electrons because these are the ones that surround it. Surely you have heard the phrase of negative charges, positive charges… because who carries it (positive or negative) are the electrons.
- Knowing this, atoms and electrodes go hand in hand. It is what would be said in a rather colloquial way. If it is said in more correct terms, it would have to be said that the so-called chemical bond is nothing more than a delivery of atoms and electrons.
- As we have said before, atoms can be alone or not. In the case of being alone, it only happens if it is about, for example: gases and metals. But be careful, as long as these are of the type: gases in the noble state and metals, always steam.
- From here, a world opens… different types of chemical bonds are found. There are ionic chemical bonds, covalent chemical bonds, and metallic chemical bonds. There are only three different ones, but it is important to know them.
- Ionic chemical bonding, has more to do with the transmission of many, some, or one electrode. These electrodes are sent to the atom and this (remember the positive and negative) is responsible for turning the atom positive. As if the atoms whenever one is positive and the other is negative, they attract each other, which gives rise to another phenomenon that is the ion.
- You will meet two different ones. The anion ion (if it is negative)and the cation ion (if it is positive). Positive charge and negative charge.
- Another fact to keep in mind is that not any material works. That is to say, in the ionic chemical bond the case only occurs between the atoms that are both metallic and with those that are not metallic.
- In the metallic chemical bond, it refers to when the atoms that are metallic work only among themselves being of the same material (metallic). They then form systems that are firm and resistant to atoms. To separate them is to say the least, very difficult and difficult.
- On the contrary, when the atoms that are not of the metallic type, nor do they have such an attractive and superior charge (as in the metallic chemical bond), they unite and an appearance is formed, at least, more defined. This is what is called a covalent chemical bond. In this type of chemical bond, making a very brief summary to understand a bit of everything that has been exposed, it could be said: this type of bond occurs when several atoms join together to create a molecule. Electrons always participate and another rule is then given (of which we will not go into detail so as not to confuse you further) which is called the octet rule.
- Here you can give different types of molecules. Specifically, there can be three types. This will largely depend on how many different shared electrons there are. The amounts are what govern. The simple ones, the ones that are double and the triple ones. The simple ones: aa, the double ones: a=a and the triple ones: A=A.
- Before beginning to know or decipher and understand what the chemical bond is about, it is practically inevitable to have to know basic things about chemistry. Among this, that the protons in the center (nucleus) of any type of atom will always have both a positive charge that is recognized and carries the plus sign (+), as well as the electrons (which we already mentioned before) that always they will carry the negative charge and will be recognized with the sign of (-).
- Then we must not forget another important one, which is the neutron. It is always found in the central area (nucleus) and the difference is that it, unlike electrodes and atoms, does not have any type of charge. Neither positive nor negative. The difference is that instead of containing a charge, what it has is mass. And what does it mean that it has or carries mass? Well, mass is the equivalent of having gravity.
- Despite how complicated everything may seem (and in fact, yes, it is), you have to know that chemical bonds in all their aspects, that we have already seen that there are three different types, occur continuously and more than what we can think In fact, they are essential in everyday life. As much, as they are the ones that can be in charge of manufacturing amino acids, manufacturing proteins… imagine, if the chain of chemical bonds failed… it would be a complete disaster for the health of the human being.
- Obviously, there are also events that can cause them to be destroyed, disintegrated, broken, etc. These situations can be such as: events involving electricity, very hot, etc.
- Having explained what has already been mentioned, it is clear that chemical bonds are the fusions of atoms and molecules to make chemical combinations always in a more extensive and complicated or convoluted way that favors them in firmness.
- It will always have to be taken into account that the molecules or the atoms, while they are in this development, will change both chemical and tangible domains and instead, they will again elaborate elements that will be homogeneous.
- Chemical bonds are so important that it gives rise to being able to separate them or join or modify them. Knowing this is of paramount importance to the investigation.
- If we want to go faster in knowing how to understand the meaning of chemical bonding, we could do it roughly by deciphering the words. That is, understand what bond means and what chemical means. Thus, therefore, we can already intuit that the word link refers to a fact or thing that unites. If later, we read chemical, we therefore understand that it is telling us that there is “something” that is uniting or uniting in a chemical way. This only serves to avoid being so lost… because obviously, it is much more and that is how we have shown it to you. Trying not to make it too convoluted or complicated, since extending more than necessary if you have hardly or any notion of chemistry is very difficult to assimilate.
What do you need:
- It is essential to have some knowledge in chemistry.
Tips
Despite how complicated everything may seem (and in fact, yes, it is), you have to know that chemical bonds in all their aspects, that we have already seen that there are three different types, occur continuously and more than what we can think In fact, they are essential in everyday life. As much, as they are the ones that can be in charge of manufacturing amino acids, manufacturing proteins… imagine, if the chain of chemical bonds failed… it would be a complete disaster for the health of the human being.
Of the chemical bonds, the most famous or best known of the three is the ionic bond. As we have already explained to you, it is the one that is mixed between an element that has a lot of electrical charge with another that does not have it. That is, metal with non-metal.
In daily life with everything or things that we do not give much importance to, we are seeing continuous chemical bonds. For example, when we boil water. Something so simple has given way to a chemical bond. Why? Because the water is cold, it boils and then goes into a gaseous effect. That is where this phenomenon has given rise.