This document provides an overview of chemical bonding and molecular structure. It discusses topics such as octet rule, covalent bonds, limitations of the octet rule, ionic or electrovalent bonds, lattice enthalpy, bond parameters including bond length, bond angle, bond enthalpy and bond order. It also covers concepts of resonance, polar covalent bonds, dipole moment and covalent character in ionic bonds based on Fajans' rule. The document is presented as part of a Class XI chemistry curriculum on this unit.