The Role of Electrons in Chemical Bonding

This video discusses the role of electrons in bonding together individual atoms to form larger, more complex structures. The video also explains how atoms achieve stability by gaining or losing electrons to form positive or negative ions. It demonstrates how metallic and non-metallic atoms form bonds and illustrates the formation of covalent bonds through examples of hydrogen molecules, oxygen molecules, and ammonia molecules. Finally, the video explains metallic bonding and how positive metal ions are held together by a sea of negative delocalized electrons.