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sharing of electrons
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Can a compound be formed by sharing electrons?
Yes. Compounds formed by sharing electrons are called covalent compounds.
Covalent calcium compounds?
Calcium cannot form a covalent compound because it is a metal, covalent compounds are formed only from non-metals.
If electrons are shared what compound forms?
Covalently bonded compounds share electrons among their elements.
Write down the differences between ionic compound from covalent compounds?
Ionic Compounds are formed by complete transfer of electrons while Covalent compounds are formed by sharing of electrons. Ionic compounds have higher melting points while covalent compounds have lower.
What types of compounds are formed by covalent bonds?
Covalent compounds are formed by covalent bonds.
What forms when covalant bonds form?
Covalent bonds are formed between two non-metals. For example, CH4, commonly known as methane, is a covalent compound. These compounds are formed by sharing of valence electrons. Covalent compounds formed by carbon and hydrogen only are called hydrocarbons.
Is a telephone receiver an ionic compound a ionic compound or a covalent compound?
im guessing covalent compound It is inadequate to discuss about a telephone in terms of ionic and covalent compounds. But, plastics are covalent compounds.
Is telephone receiver a ionic or covalent compound?
covalent compounds --------- It is inadequate to discuss about a telephone in terms of ionic and covalent compounds.
Are covalent compounds soluble in hexane?
It depends on the compound. nonpolar covalent compounds will generally be soluble whie polar covalent compounds will not be.
How can you identify a covalent compound?
covalent compounds is two nonmetals. example: phosphorus and oxygen are a covalent compound. ionic compounds is when you have a metal and a nonmetal or a metal and a polyatomic.
How can you use covalent compounds in a sentence?
Covalent compounds have shared electrons between atoms.
What are the characteristics of an covalent compound?
give the characteristand by covalent compounds
