Which chemical bonds involve electrons being shared among two or more atoms?

Chemistry

2 answers:

tatiyna2 years ago

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Covalent Bonds are formed by mutual sharing of electrons

Alexus [3.1K]2 years ago

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Answer:

covalent and metallic bonds

Explanation:

Electrons are shared among atoms in both covalent bonds and metallic bonds, but not ionic bonds. Covalent bonds hold atoms together in molecules. Metallic bonds hold together a sample of pure metal or a mixture of metals.

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Find the two elements on a periodic table:

Potassium- K- on the left end of period four.
Oxygen- O- near the right end of periodic two.

Elements on the bottom-left corner of the periodic table are metals. Those on the top-right corner are nonmetals.

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Potassium ions: Potassium is group 1 of the periodic table. It is an alkaline metal. Like other alkaline metals such as sodium Na, potassium K tends to lose one electron and form ions of charge +1 in compounds. The ion would be K⁺.

Oxide ions from oxygen: Oxygen is the second most electronegative element on the periodic table. It tends to gain two electrons and form the oxide ion $\text{O}^{2-}$ when it combines with metals.

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Covalent compounds, which need prefixes, and
Ionic compounds, which need no prefix.

Prefixes are needed only in covalent compounds. For instance in the covalent compound carbon dioxide $\text{CO}_2$ , the prefix di- indicates that there are two oxygen atoms in the formula $\text{CO}_2$ . However, there's no need for prefix in ionic compounds such as $\text{K}_2\text{O}$ .