Displayed formulae
What Displayed formulae means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Displayed formulae
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Reference: AQA
A representation that uses lines to represent shared pairs, for example H—H.
Show every atom and every covalent bond as a line in 2D.
Topics that use Displayed formulae
- Covalent bonding (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Ball and stick models
- Counting atoms in models
- Covalent bonding as shared pairs of electrons
- Dot-and-cross diagrams
- Electrical conductivity
- Fragments of giant covalent structures
- Full outer shells
- Giant covalent structures
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