For example, iron plus oxygen can become ferric oxide. Both elements change their names. The change is used to indicate the kind of bonding process that is taking place. When iron and oxygen become ferric oxide, the iron has lost electrons and the oxygen has gained the electrons that iron lost. <span>
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To determine the heat required in order to decompose a certain amount of a substance, we need information on the heat needed to decompose one mole of the substance. This value are readily available online and other sources. For this reaction, the heat needed is 129 kJ per 2 mol of NaHCO3. We calculate as follows:
129 KJ / 2 mol NaHCO3 (1 mol / 84.01 g ) (25.5 g NaHCO3 ) = 19.58 kJ of heat is needed.
A water molecule, abbreviated as H2O, is an example of a polar covalent bond. The electrons are unequally shared, with the oxygen atom spending more time with electrons than the hydrogen atoms. Since electrons spend more time with the oxygen atom, it carries a partial negative charge.
