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cestrela7 [59]
3 years ago
14

Why don't metals form covalent compounds?

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1 answer:
Firdavs [7]3 years ago
8 0
Metals don't form covalent bonds because of the low ionization energes of the metal atoms. It is easier for them to release electrons rather than sharing it. But this is not always the case, there are some metals that can form covalent bonds.
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