Answer:
Explanation:
A covalent compound is a compound formed by covalent bonds. A covalent bond is formed between two atoms where electrons are shared between the two atoms. This forms a molecule.
What determines whether two elements will form a covalent compound or not is the number of valence electrons present in each of the elements.
Fluorine will form a covalent compound with phosphorous because fluorine has 5 electrons in its outermost shell. It needs 3 more to become stable.
Phosphorous also has 5 valence electrons. It needs 3 more to become stable.
What happens is that 3 atoms of FLuorine combine with one atom of Phosphorus, sharing the valence electrons between themselves. This leads to the formation of the PF3 molecule.
Both the Phosphorous and the Fluorine are now stable.
Answer:
The bond angle is equal to 104.8°
Explanation:
With the Bent's rule, smaller bonds are formed between the ligands of the electronegative element, therefore, we have to:
cosθ = (p-1)/p, where p = 79.7% = 0.797
Replacing:
cosθ = (0.797-1)/0.797
θ = cos^-1(-0.254) = 104.8°
It has to do with the releasing of ethylene, which speeds up the ripening process
Answer:
Only reaction 1
Explanation:
C + O2 → CO
the charge of C in CO is +2 (oxidation)
from 0 to +2
the charge of O in CO is -2 (reduction)
from 0 fo -2
Hence it is a redox (reduction-oxidation) reaction
This is also valid for,
C + O2 → CO2
the charge of C in CO2 is +4 (oxidation)
charge increases from 0 to +4
the charge of O in CO2 is -2 (reduction)
charge decreases from 0 to -2
hence, it is a redox reaction
K2SO4 + CaCl → KCl + CaSO4
none of the charges changes in this reaction
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