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They are called valence electrons. Ionic is a bond between a nonmetal and a metal. A covalent bond(molecular bond) is between two or more non metals.

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The electrons available to be lost gained or shared when atoms form compounds are called?

The bond formed when two atoms have a give-take relationship in relation to electrons is called ionic bonding. This will mostly happens so that atoms can gain stability.


How do ionic bond and covalent bond differ?

In ionic bonding, atoms of one element transfer electrons to the other so that both have stable configurations. In this type of bonding, outer-shell electrons are transferred from some atoms to the orbit of other atoms. Thus, atoms are ionized,those which give up electrons become negative ions. This creates an electrostatic bonding force between the atoms and is called ionic bonding. But in covalent bonding the valence electrons are not transferred from one atoms to the another atoms as in ionic crystals, but the neighbor atoms share their valence electrons under the formation of strong homopolar or covalent bonds. Thus, covalent bonds are formed by the shared electrons pairs between the valence electrons in the incomplete outer shell of the atoms.


What role do valance electrons playing the formation of compounds and elements?

The valence electrons are the only electrons involved in chemical bonding. In covalent bonding sharing occurs In ionic bonding electrons are tranferrred In metallic bonding they are deloclaised across the lattice


What role do valence electrons play in Ionic bonding?

Valence electrons play a crucial role in ionic bonding by being transferred from one atom to another. When one atom loses valence electrons (becoming a positively charged ion) and another gains them (becoming a negatively charged ion), they are attracted to each other due to their opposite charges, forming an ionic bond.


Which type of bonding forms aluminum and fluorine?

Aluminum and fluorine form ionic bonding where aluminum donates its three electrons to fluorine, which has seven valence electrons, to achieve a stable electron configuration. This results in the formation of aluminum fluoride.


The transfer or sharing of electrons between elements is called what?

chemical bond formation. Transfer of electron lead to formation of ionic bond and sharing of electron is called as covalent bond


How many non bonding electrons does carbon have?

The electrons out of ionic bonds and covalent bonds are called as non bonding electrons. Valence electrons are the bonding electrons of carbon.


What are the Ways by which atoms use their valence electrons during chemical bonding?

In covalent bonding atoms share their electrons. In ionic bonding one atom loses electrons while the other gains electrons, so they both become charged and then are attracted together. Valence electrons can also be set aside and not used in the bonding, for example in water oxygen uses two of its six valence electrons in covalent bonding with the two hydrogens, leaving four spare electrons which make up the two 'lone pairs'.


What phrases describe valence electrons?

The outer shell electron(s) of any element that engage in chemical interactions; such as ionic or covalent bonding.


Does the compound LiCL have ionic or covalent bonding?

The compound LiCl has ionic bonding. Lithium (Li) is a metal with one valence electron, which easily transfers to chlorine (Cl), a nonmetal with seven valence electrons, forming Li+ cations and Cl- anions which attract each other through ionic bonds.


What is a chemical bond formed by atoms losing or gaining electrons called?

This chemical bonding is called ionic bonding.


What are the similar  between ionic and covalent bonding?

Ionic and covalent bonding involve electrons. Ionic bonding involves the loss and gain of electrons, form ions. Covalent bonding involves the sharing of electrons.