when they are in contact
Carbon can bond with itself, and many other elements.
Cations donate atoms to form an ionic bond.
Cations donate atoms to form an ionic bond.
form covalent bond
Apart from the inert gases which are monoatomic all of the other elements bond to themselves and to atoms of other elements.
Gold is a "Noble Metal", which means its atoms do not readily share electrons with atoms of other elements.
Atoms of elements have a fixed number of electrons that can bond with other atoms. Carbon has 4 electrons that can bond with other atoms. So 4 hydrogen atoms can bond with one carbon atom.
The outer electron shells of their atoms are full, and they do not need more electrons from other atoms, so they do not easily bond.
electrons float freely between atoms
Zero group elements are considered monoatomic because they consist of single atoms that do not bond with each other. In a group with zero elements, there are no interactions or combinations possible between atoms, leading to monoatomic nature.
The likelihood of an element to bond is called its electronegativity. This property is a measure of an element's ability to attract and share electrons with other atoms in a chemical bond. Elements with higher electronegativities are more likely to form bonds with other elements.
The positively charged nucleus of each of the atoms attracts the shared electrons of the other atom and thus forms the covalent bond.