Simple Covalent Compounds Slot Filling

The covalent bonds in each of the above examples consist of a pair of shared electrons in what is called a single bond. It is possible and common, especially 

FIGURE 6.7 The process of determining the Lewis structure of chiorine gas (Ci2) in a way simiiar to that of H2. in this case, it is a p orbitai on each that has the open siot prior to bonding. 

FIGURE 6.8 The slot-filling method for determining the Lewis structure of hydrogen chloride (HCl). In this case, the s orbital on the H and a p orbital on the Cl are involved. 

FIGURE 6.10 The slot-filling method for determining the Lewis structure of ammonia (NH3). 

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As we progress from simple binary covalent compounds such as those discussed in Section 6.4 to other binary covalent compounds and to ternary compounds, we soon find the slot-filling procedure to be unworkable. In these examples, the atoms of interest (such as sulfur and chlorine) must have more... 

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