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How many pairs of electrons are being shared in a diatomic molecule of oxygen gas?
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Diatomic oxygen has 6 valence electrons each and so has to share 2 pairs in order to satisfy the octet rule.
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What molecule of oxygen atoms pull on the shared electrons with equal strength in opposite directions and cancel each other out?
You're thinking of diatomic oxygen, or O2. In the structural formula for O2, the two oxygen atoms share two pairs of electrons to form a double covalent bond. The unshared electrons are on the other side of the atom from the bond. Since the two oxygen atoms are identical, their number of electrons on either side are identical. This means the diatomic molecule has no charge difference, and is therefore non-polar. (All seven diatomics are non-polar for this same reason.)
The number of electrons that an atom in the halogen family usually gains or shares?
Nitrogen does not lose or gain electrons. It is a diatomic molecule (N2) and is a molecular compound which has covalent bonding. In other words, the molecule has a triple bond, in which 6 electrons are shared, three for each atom.
What is the atom in a molecule of water that is more visited by the shared electrons?
Oxygen has a low negative charge.
What happens when shared electrons between hydrogen and oxygen spend more time orbiting the oxygen than the hydrogen and what effect does this have on water molecules?
If you think of it in terms of time, the electrons always spend more on the oxygen. This creates polar bonds, and as the molecule is not symmetrical, it means that the whole molecule is polar.
What is the term for valence electrons in a molecule that are not shared?
Non-Bonding Electrons
Why is hydrogen covalent?
The electrons are shared in the diatomic hydrogen molecule.
What molecule of oxygen atoms pull on the shared electrons with equal strength in opposite directions and cancel each other out?
You're thinking of diatomic oxygen, or O2. In the structural formula for O2, the two oxygen atoms share two pairs of electrons to form a double covalent bond. The unshared electrons are on the other side of the atom from the bond. Since the two oxygen atoms are identical, their number of electrons on either side are identical. This means the diatomic molecule has no charge difference, and is therefore non-polar. (All seven diatomics are non-polar for this same reason.)
What type of bond forms when two atoms of oxygen form an oxygen molecule?
A covalent bond
What type of bonds are oxygen and oxygen?
Polar Covalent Bond. This is when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms in a molecule but the electrons are not equally shared. Because the Oxygen atom has a stronger pull on the electrons than the Hydrogen, the electrons will be more drawn to the Oxygen atom.
Is Iodine2 a non polar molecule?
Yes. All diatomic molecules of an element are nonpolar, because each of two atoms in a diatomic elemental molecule are the same and therefore exert exactly equal attractions on their shared valence electrons.
Where would you most likely find shared electrons in a water molecule?
You would you most likely find shared electrons in a water molecule near the oxygen atom.
Hydrogen and oxygen are what type of bonds?
Polar Covalent Bond. This is when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms in a molecule but the electrons are not equally shared. Because the Oxygen atom has a stronger pull on the electrons than the Hydrogen, the electrons will be more drawn to the Oxygen atom.
The number of electrons that an atom in the halogen family usually gains or shares?
Nitrogen does not lose or gain electrons. It is a diatomic molecule (N2) and is a molecular compound which has covalent bonding. In other words, the molecule has a triple bond, in which 6 electrons are shared, three for each atom.
What is the atom in a molecule of water that is more visited by the shared electrons?
Oxygen has a low negative charge.
The double bond between a carbon atom and two oxygen atoms (a molecule of carbon dioxide) has two characteristics. what are they?
Valence electrons are shared between oxygen atoms, Four valence electrons are shared.
How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of an oxygen atom as it shared electrons with hydrogen atoms as part of a water molecule?
8
The bond between two oxygen atoms (a molecule of oxygen air) has two characteristics. What are they?
The answer is c. Valence electrons are shared between oxygen atoms & D. Four valence eletrons are shared
