8: Basic Concepts of Bonding Last updated Jun 23, 2019 Save as PDF 7.8: Group Trends for Selected Nonmetals 8.1: Lewis Symbols and the Octet Rule Page ID54992 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchy8.1: Lewis Symbols and the Octet Rule-Lewis dot symbols for period 2 elements, defining the octet rule for ionic and covalent compounds8.2: Ionic Bondingrepresentation of the formation of ionic compound using Lewis dot symbols, energy of the formation of an ionic compound, lattice energy, electron configurations of ions8.3: Covalent Bondingsimple Lewis structures of diatomic compounds8.4: Bond Polarity and Electronegativityelectronegativity scale, types of bonds, bond polarity, dipole moments8.5: Drawing Lewis Structuresrules for drawing structures involving three or more atoms, formal charges8.6: Resonance Structuresmultiple structures of the same substance, important examples8.7: Exceptions to the Octet Rulemolecules or ions that violate the octet rule8.8: Strengths of Covalent Bondsbond order, bond length, and bond enthalpies; using bond enthalpies to estimate a delta H