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when....
1- a metal forms bond with metals.
2- a nonmetal with nonmetal nonmetal.
3- or atoms having electronegativities difference less than 1.7 (with exeption of HF having E.N diff. 1.9)......
or Jefferson lab says: when pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetal atoms
or when pairs of electrons are shared between two nonmetl atoms
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How do compounds form in a covalent bond?
Covalent bonds form compounds through the sharing of electrons.
What is the difference between and ionic and covalent bond?
Compounds with covalent bonds form molecules. Compounds with ionic bonds form ionic lattices.
What are covalent bonds used to form?
It is used to form molecules and various compounds. In fact, most of the bonds are covalent bonds.
Does polonium form ionic or covalent bonds?
Generally covalent compounds.
Is Shares Electrons a ionic or a covalent compounds?
"Shares electrons" is a characteristic of covalent bonds, which form covalent compounds.
How do compounds form in a covalent bond?
Covalent bonds form compounds through the sharing of electrons.
What is the difference between and ionic and covalent bond?
Compounds with covalent bonds form molecules. Compounds with ionic bonds form ionic lattices.
What covalent bonds used to form?
It is used to form molecules and various compounds. In fact, most of the bonds are covalent bonds.
What are covalent bonds used to form?
It is used to form molecules and various compounds. In fact, most of the bonds are covalent bonds.
Does polonium form ionic or covalent bonds?
Generally covalent compounds.
Is Shares Electrons a ionic or a covalent compounds?
"Shares electrons" is a characteristic of covalent bonds, which form covalent compounds.
How many covalent bonds does nitrogen form in electrically neutral compounds?
Hydrogen forms three covalent bonds in electrically neutral compounds.
How many covalent bonds nitrogen form in electrically neutral compounds?
Hydrogen forms three covalent bonds in electrically neutral compounds.
Can silver atoms form a covalent bond?
Silver does not form covalent bonds. In metallic form, it has a metallic bond, and in compounds, it forms ionic bonds.
How many ionic bonds does carbon form in its compounds?
Carbon normally forms four covalent bonds in its compounds, not ionic bonds.
Why do elements form ionic and or covalent bonds?
Covalent or molecular compounds form when elements share electrons in a covalent bond to create molecules.
What types of elements form covalent compounds and what types of elements form ionic compoundsypes?
Ionic bonds are between metals and nonmetals. Covalent bonds are between nonmetals andnonmetals.Also covalent bonds consist that they share the electrons to get a full outer level but on the other hand ionic bonding consists in giving and taking away!
