Directional Bonding: What is the Difference?

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mune

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Jan 8, 2007

hi, could anyone kind enough to tell me what are directional bonding and non-directional bonding? what are the difference between them?

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kozak

Jan 8, 2007

Bonding between K and Cl is not directional, while bondings between
two atoms of sulphur or two molecules of water are directional, i.e. they
depend on the atom (molecule) orientation...

mune

Jan 28, 2007

i got it... thanks.

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