Covalent bonds consist of pairs of electrons shared by two atoms, and bind the atoms in a fixed orientation.
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<h3><u>Answer and explanation</u>;</h3>
- To balance the charges of ions the number of electrons lost is equal to the number of electrons gained. The overall net charge must be zero.
- The number of ions needed to accomplish this is represented by the subscripts.
- For any given ionic compound, the product of the charge on the ion (or multiatomic ionic group) times the subscript of the ion will give a total charge of zero when all ions are considered.
For examples: NaCl Na = +1 Cl = -1 total is zero
Answer:
HF is the acid
Explanation:
The Brønsted-Lowry theory defines the acids and bases in chemistry as follows:
An acid is the species that can donate a proton
A base can accept protons.
In the reaction:
HF(aq) + NH₃(aq) → NH₄⁺(aq) + F⁻(aq)
As you can see, HF can donate its proton to produce F⁻: HF is the acid
<em>In the same way, NH₃ is accepting a proton, NH₃ is the base.</em>
