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Diamond is a huge molecule covalently bonded and how could it melt?
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The fact that is it large network of covalently bonded carbons make it extremely hard to melt in the first place. Secondly, diamond at high temperatures will not melt, rather it will prefer to burn, as characteristic of all carbon allotropes.
A diamond will burn or oxidize when exposed to a hot flame in the presence of oxygen, for example an oxygen torch with a temperature of 800 degrees C (1,472 degrees F), according to The Merck Index, a standard chemistry reference work.
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What is the smallest particle into which a covalently bonded compound be divided?
A molecule is the smallest particle that is the same compound. Obviously molecules can be broken down further into atoms and these in turn could be broken down into fundamental particles.
Is oxygen a molecule or an atom?
oxygen is an element on the Periodic Table of elements. This means that oxygen is an atom which could bond with another element covalently to form a molecule
What is the smallest particle of a covalently bonded compound and still be the same substance?
i think the electron that it had shared,may b. it could an atom also.
Is mole the same as molecule?
A mole is defined as the amount of substances which contains Avagadro number of particles. A molecule is defined as the number of atoms contaned in it > For example , Oxgen molecule contains 2 atoms.
In an atom the number of what is equal to?
In an atom the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. That is, in the case of an un-ionized, non valence bonded molecule... If the atom were ionized, it could have fewer or less electrons. If the atom were part of a valence bonded molecule, it could be sharing valence electrons with other atoms.
What is the number of atoms and molecules in 2 Ni3PO42?
2Ni3(PO4)2 Nickel phosphate. 6 nickel atoms 4 phosphorous atoms 16 oxygen atoms Now, this PO4 3- is the polyatomic ion phosphate and is internally covalently bonded, so it could be called a molecule, though it is charged. there are 2 PO4 3-
Is sodium hydroxide an alkene?
NO! These two chemicals could hardly be more different: Sodium hydroxide is an ionically bonded inorganic salt that contains no carbon, while alkenes are organic compounds that are covalently bonded, contain no sodium or oxygen, and include a carbon-carbon double bond.
Two or more chemically bonded atoms form a molecule because?
By definition -- that's how you define a molecule. Sort of like asking why are those things on my feet called socks? Because when we put cloth of our feet, we tend to call them socks. Could be a blanket, of course. Once you say "Chemically bonded" atoms, you are stuck with the name "molecule."
A compound that does not conduct an electric current in aqueous soltion or in molten state?
A compound that does not conduct an electric current in aqueous solution or in molten state is a covalently bonded compound. It could also be called a "non-ionogen".
Give two examples of monotomic molecules?
A molecule is a group of atoms bonded together. Hence, a molecule is only formed by 2 or more atoms. So, it could either be diatomic or polyatomic but not mono-atomic
Is C2H5OH ionic or covalent bond?
Carbon hydrogen bonds in hydrocarbons are covalently bonded.
What is organic chemistry also known as the chemistry of what?
Organic chemistry is the study of [covalently bonded] carbon containing molecules. It's actually distinct from biochemistry, but they have many overlaps, as most, if not all biological molecules contain carbon. In this sense, it could be called "the chemistry of life"
