Single, double and triple bonds
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- Questions
- Question
- A single covalent bond shares
- Choices
- one electron pair
- two pairs
- three pairs
- Correct choice
- one electron pair
- Question
- A double bond shares
- Choices
- one pair
- two electron pairs
- three pairs
- Correct choice
- two electron pairs
- Question
- A triple bond shares
- Choices
- two pairs
- four pairs
- three electron pairs
- Correct choice
- three electron pairs
- Question
- Electron pairs not involved in bonding are called
- Choices
- lone pairs
- bonded pairs
- free pairs
- Correct choice
- lone pairs
The number of shared pairs sets the bond order. Source: syllabus Chemistry, Ch 4 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure.