Chemical Bonding · Matter & Atoms

CHEMICAL BONDING SIMULATION

▸ Loading atoms & valence electrons…

▸ Computing the electronegativity difference ΔEN

▸ Building the Lennard–Jones potential well

▸ Wiring the give/take/share-electron animations

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Bond potential well

🔗 Lennard–Jones

well bottom = bond length

Atom pair—

Bond type—

ΔEN—

Shared electrons—

Potential energy—

Notes

Every bond aims at an octet (8 outer e). Large ΔEN → ionic; small → covalent; two metals → an electron sea.

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Pick 2 atoms in the right column · drag the distance to see the potential well · try the NaCl, O₂, H₂O, metal presets

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Bond vibration (around the well bottom) potential energy