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When one atom shares an electron with another atom to fill the outermost shell it forms an?
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it forms a covalent bond.
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Why carbon does not form ionic compounds?
Carbon has four valence electrons and to for am ionic compound, carbon should lose all the four electrons. This needs high ionisation energy and hence carbon generally shares electrons and forms covalent compounds. However carbon does form ionic compounds as in metal carbides.
When lithium forms a bond what happens?
An electron is transferred to another elemnt and a lithium cation Li+ is produced.
When an ionic bond forms which parts of the atoms are directly involved?
All forms of chemical (ionic or otherwise) involve only the valence band electrons. These electrons reside in the outermost s orbital and outermost 3 p orbitals.
What happens to an electron when ionic bond forms?
Electrons are transferred from one element to another. when electrons are shared this is a covalent bond.
When hydrogen reacts with the active metals it forms a chemical bond by?
gaining an electron
What bond forms when one atom with many electrons in its outermost orbital takes an electron from another atom which has few electrons in its outermost orbital?
ionic bond
What happens when the outermost electron shell of an element such as neon contains the maximum number of eight electrons?
It forms complex compounds with related molecules
What happens when the outermost electron shell of an element such as neon contains the maximum numbers of eight electrons?
It forms complex compounds with related molecules
What is bonds that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another?
A electron bond is a bond that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another, When a electron bond forms the electrons are transferred to one atom back.
How many electrons doe lithium gain or lose?
Lithium(Li) gains 1 electron to become stable.
What bond forms when an electron is lost?
Generally, the transfer of an electron from one atom to another is known as an Ionic bond. The electron giving up its electron is the 'donor,' while the receiving electron is the 'acceptor.'
What do you call a bond that forms when electrons are transferred from one atom to another?
ionic bond
Which best describes how an ionic forms?
One atom pulls an electron from another atom.
Why carbon does not form ionic compounds?
Carbon has four valence electrons and to for am ionic compound, carbon should lose all the four electrons. This needs high ionisation energy and hence carbon generally shares electrons and forms covalent compounds. However carbon does form ionic compounds as in metal carbides.
What is the outermost layer of skin that forms the protective covering of the bod?
The outermost layer of the skin is called the epidermis.
Rubidium has one electron in its outer level What will it most likely do in a reaction?
It will lose its outermost electron to a nonmetal. The Rb atom will become a positively charged ion with a charge of 1+ , and the nonmetal will gain the electron and become a negatively charged ion. The electrostatic attraction between the oppositely charged ions forms an ionic bond.
Why does Li form covalent bond unlike other alkali which forms ionic bond?
Atomic number of Lithium is three. It has got two electrons in the first orbit. The third electron is free and in the outermost orbit. The atomic number of Sodium is 11 and that of potassium is 19. Sodium and potassium one electron in the outermost orbit. This outermost electron can be easily donated to have stable configuration. That is like Neon and Argon, respectively. So sodium and potassium can conveniently give up the last electron, rather than taking seven electrons to complete the outermost orbit. When sodium gives an electron, it loses about ten percent of charge. If potassium loses an electron, it loses about 5.5 percent charge. But if Lithium loses an electron, it loses 33.33 percent electrical charge. It will become grossly electrically positive in that case. Lithium feels uncomfortable to lose that much electrical charge. If Lithium forms the covalent bond, it does not have to become grossly electrically positive. Rather the electrical charge remains same, as the electrons are shared up in case of covalent bond. That is the reason as the why Lithium forms covalent bond, unlike other alkaline metals.
