Based on the description of covalent bonding given previously, do you expect the h-h bond in h2 + to be weaker or stronger than the h-h bond in h2?

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Shannon Gibbs

Chemistry

21 October, 11:19

Based on the description of covalent bonding given previously, do you expect the h-h bond in h2 + to be weaker or stronger than the h-h bond in h2?

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Covalent bonding is essentially the sharing of electrons between atoms to create a chemical bond. A covalent bond that shares two electrons would create a stronger bond than one whose bond has an odd number of electrons. A dihydrogen cation would only share one electron and therefore would be considered a weaker bond. Hydrogen has only one electron. When hydrogen is given a positive charge it is due to the loss of an electron which means it would no longer have an electron.