<p>oh and i use barron's and think it's pretty good.</p>
<p>@kirran88us: We use that book in our AP Chem class. I would be lost in class if it weren't for a student who is super crazy at chem (his parents teacher AP chem + physics at another hs...his dad is a phd in chem). my chem teacher is a crazy phd chem guy...he's really easy...and doesnt challenge us....he makes ap questinos extra credit</p>
<p>hey...its a extremely common thing that you ve got tripped at the bonding part. you know what, this section is like most cal-proof stuff that has only extremely abstract contents, unlike the equalibrium or reaction rate sections that have all the graphical contents, such as collision.
methods that i think might work to understand this:
1. read your textbook for as many times as you can, a good approach to any abstract contents.(this is what i did)
2. buy another chem book that has a more graphical/illustrative bonding part--i dont really know which one you can pick
3. talk to someone who actually knows and understands this part besides your chem teacher.</p>