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What characteristic of atoms allows them to bond with other atoms to form compounds?
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∙ 15y ago
They have electrons that can interact with the electrons from other atoms to form bonds. Both atoms are stabilized by having their electron clouds interact, and so this is a favorable interaction. In chemical reactions, bonds are both made and broken. When bonds are formed, the electron clouds of two nearby atoms interact to form a bond that holds the atoms together.
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∙ 11y agoCarbon atoms have 8 electrons, so 4 pairs. This makes it so it can bond to many atoms to form different substances. That is also why carbon is in all living things and such an important atom. Hope this helped
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∙ 8y agoThis is the electronegativity of the atom.
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What characteristic of carbon atoms allows the formation of all of these compounds?
Carbon has four electrons in its valence shell (outershell). Since this energy shell can hold eight electrons, each carbon atom can share electrons with up to four different atoms. Carbon can combine with other elements as well as with itself. This allows carbon to form many different compounds.
What characteristic of carbon atoms allows the formation of all these compounds?
Carbon has four electrons in its valence shell (outershell). Since this energy shell can hold eight electrons, each carbon atom can share electrons with up to four different atoms. Carbon can combine with other elements as well as with itself. This allows carbon to form many different compounds.
Is all matter made of compounds?
No. Substances are made of atoms. Some atoms combine with other atoms to form compounds.
What atoms do not easily react with or form bonds with other atoms?
Atoms of elements in group 18 (noble gases) do not easily combine with other elements to form compounds.
What parts of atoms combine to form different compounds with different properties?
I think electron cloudElectrons, especially the valence electrons (in the outmost orbitals), are involved in bonding atoms to other atoms to form new molecules of different compounds.
What characteristic of carbon atoms allows the formation of all of these compounds?
Carbon has four electrons in its valence shell (outershell). Since this energy shell can hold eight electrons, each carbon atom can share electrons with up to four different atoms. Carbon can combine with other elements as well as with itself. This allows carbon to form many different compounds.
What characteristic of carbon atoms allows the formation of all these compounds?
Carbon has four electrons in its valence shell (outershell). Since this energy shell can hold eight electrons, each carbon atom can share electrons with up to four different atoms. Carbon can combine with other elements as well as with itself. This allows carbon to form many different compounds.
Is all matter made of compounds?
No. Substances are made of atoms. Some atoms combine with other atoms to form compounds.
What happens to most atoms when they combine with other atoms to form compounds?
they share electrons
Are elements made out of compounds?
No, the other way around. Kind of. Elements are made of compounds of atoms.
What contains lots of carbon?
Generally organic compounds have lots of carbons (tens of them in number). This is because of a property called catenation which allows carbon to form long chain of like atoms (other carbon atoms). Such property is usually not shown by other elements. Silicon show it to some extent. It has some compounds with upto 8 silicon chains.
How can individual compounds be differentiated?
Compounds are distinguished from each other by their characteristic physical and chemical properties.
What atoms do not easily react with or form bonds with other atoms?
Atoms of elements in group 18 (noble gases) do not easily combine with other elements to form compounds.
What is the difference between atomic mass an molecular mass?
Atomic mass is defined for atoms. Molecular mass is defined for molecules or compounds. Atoms bond with each other to form compounds.
What parts of atoms combine to form different compounds with different properties?
I think electron cloudElectrons, especially the valence electrons (in the outmost orbitals), are involved in bonding atoms to other atoms to form new molecules of different compounds.
Why organic compounds chemically numerous?
Organic compounds consist of central carbon (C) atoms covalently bonded to (usually hydrogen, H, atoms). Because C is in group 4 on the periodic table, it only has 4 out of 8 valence electrons in its outer shell. Therefore it has 4 ready bonding sites. Carbon can form single, triple or double covalent bonds with other atoms, which allows it to form many different compounds.
What is the difference between the atoms found in organic and inorganic compounds?
In general organic compounds / substances / materials contain carbon atoms bonded with other atoms and/or those related to life. It is the chemistry of carbon containing compounds. Inorganic is everything else and generally do not contain carbon (with some exceptions).
