1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
DanielleElmas [232]
2 years ago
11

What are some facts about covalent bonding?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Nuetrik [128]2 years ago
6 0
<span>When two atoms come near each other, sometimes they stick together to make a molecule. One way they can stick together is by covalent bonding.</span> <span>In covalent bonding, the atoms are unstable because their outer rings of electrons aren't filled up. By sharing electrons with other atoms, these atoms can fill up their outer rings and become stable. In water, for instance, the oxygen atom needs two more electrons to be stable, and the hydrogen atoms each need one. When they get together, the oxygen atom shares one electron with each of the hydrogen atoms, and the hydrogen atoms each share one electron with the oxygen atom.</span> Now that the atoms have become stable, it's pretty hard to knock them back into being unstable again, so covalent bonds are strong and molecules that form with covalent (sharing) bonds are strong molecules. <span>Covalent bonding makes very strong connections between the atoms, so it's hard to break these molecules apart. On the other hand, molecules that join with covalent bonds aren't very much attracted to each other (unlike with ionic bonding), so they move freely around each other. That means that most molecules that form covalent bonds make either liquids or gases, like water and carbon dioxide. The main exception is metals, which hold together using covalent bonding but are still solids. That's why metals are so flexible and easy to melt so you can make them into different shapes.</span>
You might be interested in
When 40g of ammonium nitrate explode 14g of nitrogen and 8g of oxygen form. How many grams of water form?
blagie [28]

answer and Explanation:

the same amount would have to stay in grams, so if 14 grams of nitrogen is formed, then 8 grams of oxygen, add those two together and you get 22. and that's 22 of the 40 grams used, so 40 su

5 0
3 years ago
Can anyone please help
Naddik [55]
All of them are reactants
7 0
2 years ago
How do electrons in a metallic bond behave?
igomit [66]

Hello,

In metallic bonds, the valence electrons from the s and p orbitals of the interacting metal atoms delocalize. That is to say, instead of orbiting their respective metal atoms, they form a “sea” of electrons that surrounds the positively charged atomic nuclei of the interacting metal ions.

Hope this helps!!!! Happy Holidays!!!! (:

4 0
3 years ago
What four properties do all waves have in common
Nina [5.8K]

The different types of motion

3 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
A photon has a wavelength of 750 no. What is the energy in joules
zhuklara [117]

Answer:

750

Explanation:

750

8 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Is the following equation balanced or unbalanced?
    7·1 answer
  • Nyatakan tiga bentuk bagi atom karbon dan perbezaan ringkas diantara ketiga-tiga atom karbon tersebut
    12·1 answer
  • F(x) = x^2 +1<br> What is f(f(x))?
    9·1 answer
  • Which pair of elements can form an ionic compound? A) Two atoms of hydrogen B) One atom of sodium and one atom of fluorine C) On
    7·2 answers
  • A volume of 500.0 mL of 0.160 M NaOH is added to 585 mL of 0.200 M weak acid ( K a = 1.28 × 10 − 5 ) . What is the pH of the res
    10·1 answer
  • What volume would 25.0g of Oxygen occupy at STP
    5·1 answer
  • Which →two← factors decrease as the kinetic energy of the particles in an object decreases?
    5·2 answers
  • Move the red warning icon to focus of the earthquake.
    10·1 answer
  • Explain the phrase an “instrument is only as good as it's operator”
    15·1 answer
  • If you dissolve 20 mL of flavor crystals into 250 mL of water to make lemonade, what volume of lemonade do you expect to have? W
    5·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!