Will This Be on the Test?

Yay! Covalent bonding explained in like 20 minutes.

This one is a little different.  I sat down to discuss self-elimination with fighter pilot and author C.W. Lemoine.  We talk about how good habits and hard work can open doors for you.  Mr. Lemoine's "Make Them Tell You No" campaign is focused on people who want to be fighter pilots, but there is good information for anyone.  Most people think you have to have perfect vision to fly jets - this is simply not true.  Don't give up on your dream because you Googled something...

Humans form all types of bonds for all types of reasons.  Atoms form bonds because they don't want to be anxious.  Anxious you say?  Well it all has to do with wanting to have your outermost shell of electrons filled (or empty) to make yourself comfy.

Electron configurations and periodic trends... hooray!

Elements are all around us.  We had to find a place to put them, so long ago, some folks made a table.