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If it bonds with a metal then its ionic. if it bonds with a nonmetal then is covalent.
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Is 4 hydrogen atoms and 1 carbon atom covalent or ionic?
The combination of 4 hydrogen atoms and 1 carbon atom is a compound called methane, which has covalent bonds.
Is carbon tatrafluoride ionic or covalent?
Carbon tetrafluoride, CF4 is covalent. It has four fluorine atoms arranged at the vertices (points) of a tetrahedron around a central carbon atom.
Is a potassium atom ionic or covalent?
Ionic
What is the ionic bonding of diamond?
Diamond is a covalent substance in which every carbon atom is linked with four other carbon atoms tetrahedraly through covalent (sigma) bonds.
How many types of bond can carbon atom form?
Single, double, and triple covalent bonds
How does an atom of oxygen get converted into oxide ion when any carbon atom is close to it and vice verse?
This does not happen. Carbon forms covalent bonds with oxygen, not ionic bonds.
Will a calcium atom become covalent or ionic?
Ionic
Is carbon and fluorine ionic?
Generally carbon forms covalent compounds. There are compounds with carbon anions, for example CaC2, calcium carbide which contains the C22- anion
How many types of bonds can atom form?
Carbon form generally covalent bonds; ionic bonds are rare.
What is the total number of covalent bonds normally associate with a single carbon atom in a compound?
4. Carbon obeys the octet rule. In covalent conpounds it has 4 covalent bonds. It can also form ionic compounds (carbides).
How many covalent bonds are typically formed by a carbon atom?
4. Carbon obeys the octet rule. In covalent conpounds it has 4 covalent bonds. It can also form ionic compounds (carbides).
What type of bond does carbon have?
One carbon atom and one oxygen atom are connected by a triple bond that consists of two covalent bonds and one dative covalent bond.
