- Valence shell, valence electron and octet theory
- Ionic bond and its properties
- Covalent bond and coordinate covalent bond
- Properties of covalent compounds
- Lewis dot structure of some common compounds of s and p block elements
- Resonance
- VSEPR theory and shapes of some simple molecules (BeF2, BF3, CH4, CH3Cl, PCl5, SF6, H2O,NH3,CO2,H2S, PH3)
- Elementary idea of Valence Bond Theory
- Hybridization involving s and p orbitals only
- Bond characteristics:
- Bond length
- Ionic character
- Dipole moment
- Vander Waal’s force and molecular solids
- Hydrogen bonding and its application
- Metallic bonding and properties of metallic solids
