Prelab for Experiment 7 Chemical Bonds, Molecular Models, and Molecular Shapes

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1. How many electrons are generally used in chemical bonds that hold atoms together?

2. Hydrogen seeks to behave like which other element to achieve a stable outer electron configuration?

3. What is another name for Aunshared pairs@ of electrons?

4. In a molecular model kit how many electrons are represented by each stick?

5. How does one determine the number of outer electrons an atom has?