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Does an ion refer to two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds?
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No. What you describe is called a molecule. An ion is an atom or group of atoms with a net electrical charge.
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Can carbon form covalent bonds with other carbon atoms?
Indeed they can. A common example of Carbon covalently bonding with carbon is in what we refer to as Giant Covalent Structures, which are multiple of an atom bonded together in a set, lattice-like shape. Examples of giant covalent structures made from carbon are diamond where the atoms are arranged in a pyramid shape, and graphite, where they are arranged in flat layers.
Is O and F considered covalent ionic or neither?
The words "covalent" and "ionic" refer to bonds between atoms, and not atoms themselves. If you are referring to O2 and F2, the forms in which we find oxygen and fluorine, respectively, then the bond between the two oxygens is considered to be non-polar and covalent. The same can be said of the bond between the two fluorine atoms in F2. If you are referring to the bonds in the compound formed by oxygen and fluorine, you must first identify that compound. It is OF2, and is named "fluorine oxide". The bonds between the oxygen and fluorine in fluorine oxide are slightly polar and covalent. The determining property is "electronegativity", which you should look up and review. By convention, when the electronegativity difference between atoms is: < about 0.4, the bond between them is non-polar and covalent between about 0.4 - 1.7, then bond between them is polar and covalent > 1.7, then bond between them is ionic.
What is a real fancy way of saying single bond?
If you refer to electron pairing, bonding between atoms in chemistry:The single bond is called the covalent bond.
What are covalent compounds usually composed of?
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/covalentcompounds.html refer this link to know much about the covalent compounds
Can you predict boiling point of a compound with the help of boiling points of elements in it?
The intra and inter molecular forces will help to determine the higher boiling.Intra molecular forces are Polar/Non-polar covalent bonds and ionic bonds. Covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonds.Polar covalent bonds will have a higher boiling point because non-polar covalent bonds are only affected by London forces.Intermolecular forces are hydrogen bonding, diapole-diapole and London. All molecules have London forces.Also the higher the electro-negativity the higher the boiling point.If all of the intra and inter molecular forces are the same, refer to the electro-negativity and size. The greater the electro-negativity and size, the higher the boiling point.
What type of chemical bond must be present for present for most chemists to define molecules?
Molecules typically refer to atoms that are bound together by covalent bonds. This is the sharing of an electron pair between two nonmetal atoms.
What holds sugar molecules together?
quite simply, bonds. The strength of these bonds depends on the type of element or compound that forms the solid. These 'particles' you refer to are best known as 'atoms' and the atoms that form a solid are held together by these bonds.
Is cyclohexane an aromatic compound?
Aromatics contain a six-member ring, in which the majority of the atoms are (usually) carbon, where the bonds between adjacent atoms alternate as single-covalent and double-covalent. Cycloalkanes contain only single-covalent bonds, and can refer to any size ring.
What holds the particles together in solid?
quite simply, bonds. The strength of these bonds depends on the type of element or compound that forms the solid. These 'particles' you refer to are best known as 'atoms' and the atoms that form a solid are held together by these bonds.
Can carbon form covalent bonds with other carbon atoms?
Indeed they can. A common example of Carbon covalently bonding with carbon is in what we refer to as Giant Covalent Structures, which are multiple of an atom bonded together in a set, lattice-like shape. Examples of giant covalent structures made from carbon are diamond where the atoms are arranged in a pyramid shape, and graphite, where they are arranged in flat layers.
Is O and F considered covalent ionic or neither?
The words "covalent" and "ionic" refer to bonds between atoms, and not atoms themselves. If you are referring to O2 and F2, the forms in which we find oxygen and fluorine, respectively, then the bond between the two oxygens is considered to be non-polar and covalent. The same can be said of the bond between the two fluorine atoms in F2. If you are referring to the bonds in the compound formed by oxygen and fluorine, you must first identify that compound. It is OF2, and is named "fluorine oxide". The bonds between the oxygen and fluorine in fluorine oxide are slightly polar and covalent. The determining property is "electronegativity", which you should look up and review. By convention, when the electronegativity difference between atoms is: < about 0.4, the bond between them is non-polar and covalent between about 0.4 - 1.7, then bond between them is polar and covalent > 1.7, then bond between them is ionic.
How many valence electrons does CCl4?
The covalent bonds between the carbon atom and chlorine atoms gives each atom 8 valence electrons. Refer to the related link for a Lewis dot structure for CCl4.
What is a real fancy way of saying single bond?
If you refer to electron pairing, bonding between atoms in chemistry:The single bond is called the covalent bond.
Why water makes covalent bonds?
Water does not make covalent bonds with other molecules or atoms. The chemical bonds between the oxygen and the two hydrogen atoms in a water molecule are covalent bonds, in which electrons are shared. Oxygen is a larger and more electronegative atom than hydrogen, so the electrons are not shared equally. The oxygen atom attracts the electrons more strongly, so it develops a partial negative charge, and the hydrogen atoms develop a partial positive charge. The oxygen and hydrogen bonds are said to be polar covalent and because the hydrogen atoms and oxygen atom are at opposite ends of the molecule, the water molecule is polar. Because of this, the oxygen atom of one water molecule is attracted to the hydrogen end of another water molecule. This is called a hydrogen bond, which is a weak electrostatic attraction, but not a chemical bond in that electrons are not being shared or transferred between the water molecules. Hydrogen bonding gives water its unique properties, and is very important in biological molecules like DNA and proteins. Please refer to the related link below. The symbol that looks like a lower case "d" is a delta symbol and means partial. So "d+" means partial positive charge and "d-" means partial negative charge.
How is electronegativitg difference used in determining the type of bond tha occurs between two atoms?
Answer The larger the difference in electronegativity the more ionic properties a bond is said to have. The smaller the difference in electronegativity the more covalent properties a bond is said to have The magic number is 1.7 , if electronegativity (EN) difference is less than 1.7 then it is covalent. if it is more, then its ionic bond.
What are covalent compounds usually composed of?
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/covalentcompounds.html refer this link to know much about the covalent compounds
Can you predict boiling point of a compound with the help of boiling points of elements in it?
The intra and inter molecular forces will help to determine the higher boiling.Intra molecular forces are Polar/Non-polar covalent bonds and ionic bonds. Covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonds.Polar covalent bonds will have a higher boiling point because non-polar covalent bonds are only affected by London forces.Intermolecular forces are hydrogen bonding, diapole-diapole and London. All molecules have London forces.Also the higher the electro-negativity the higher the boiling point.If all of the intra and inter molecular forces are the same, refer to the electro-negativity and size. The greater the electro-negativity and size, the higher the boiling point.
