Question

Which of the following is the best description of covalent bonding? 1. Bonding that occurs between elements with similar electronegativities, and with transfer of electrons. 2. Bonding that occurs between elements with very different electronegativities, and with sharing of electrons. 3. Bonding that occurs between ions and elements, and with the sharing of electrons. 4. Bonding that occurs between elements with very different electronegativities, and with transfer of electrons. heileman 5. Bonding that occurs between elements with similar electronegativities, and with sharing of electrons.

Answer 1

Answer:

5. Bonding that occurs between elements with similar electronegativities, and with sharing of electrons.

Explanation:

A covalent bond is defined as linkage between atoms or ions or both where electron pairs are shared. It may also be called a molecular bond. A covalent bonds can also be formed between two non-metal atoms with relatively close electronegativity values examples are CO2, SO2, NH3 etc.

A type of covalent bond is the coordinate covalent (Dative) bond and this is the chemical linkage that takes place when the shared electron pair comes from one atom. It is also a bond between metals and ligands.