Developing models of chemical bonding

One of my publications:

Taber, K. S. (2012). Developing models of chemical bonding. In K. S. Taber (Ed.), Teaching Secondary Chemistry (2nd ed., pp. 103-136). London: Hodder Education.

Contents:

4.1 From holding power to chemical bonding
Properties of substances
Structure of materials

Ideas and evidence about chemical structures
Explaining holding power
4.2 Principles underpinning the bonding concept
The nature of the chemical bond
Quantum theory
4.3 Modelling varieties of chemical bond
A recommended teaching sequence

Metallic lattices
Ionic lattices
Covalent bonding
Bond polarity
Other forms of bonding
4.4 Relating bond type to changes in chemistry
Melting and boiling
Dissolving
Bonds and chemical reactions

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