Answer; a) Covalent compound are formed when atoms of different molecules share electrons in order to be stable either by losing or gaining electrons
eg.. HCL hydrogen chloride , a chlorine atom has 7 electrons on its outer shell and hydrogen has 1 so when this two pair they become covalently bonded. chlorine shares one electron with the hydrogen atom ,thus to say both now have a stable arrangement of electron in their outer shell.
methane CH4 the carbon atom has 4 electrons and hydrogen has 1 so carbon would need 4 more and hydrogen would need 1 more so carbon pairs with 4 hydrogen atoms making it 8 and hydrogen 2 so they now have a stable arrangement ,thus the carbon atom shares with 4 hydrogen atoms.
b) some physical properties are
i)they have low melting and boiling points
ii)their insolubility in water
iii) they are non conductors of electricity
c) an experiment using their melting and boiling point
EXPERIMENT; lets use the covalent molecule carbon monoxide CO
when you apply heat and it tend to melt at a -199 degree celsius then it is a covalent molecule
and when it starts to boil at -191 degree celsuis then its sure a carbon monoxide covalent molecule
explanation; the reason for its low melting point and boiling point is because the attraction between the molecule is very low so it doesn't need much energy to break up the lattice between them.
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