Chemical bonding and structure

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Think of atoms like magnets 🧲 — some stick together really tightly, others just hang out nearby. Chemical bonding is how atoms hold on to each other!

2. 2

   What does a chemical bond do?

3. 3

   Drag the electrons to show how two hydrogen atoms share a pair to form a single bond.

4. 4

   Let's build a water molecule — H₂O.

5. 5

   Now you try — make methane, CH₄. Carbon has 4 outer electrons; each hydrogen has 1.

6. 6

   How many bonds does carbon typically form?

7. 7

   In a water molecule (H₂O), how many single bonds hold it together?