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Which of the following elements are commonly referred to as electrolytes in their iconic state is it carbon chlorine potassium or sodium?

chlorine


Is carbon and chlorine have covalent bond?

Yes. a covalent bond is formed between carbon and chlorine.


Is Carbon-Chlorine a nonpolar covalent bond?

No. A carbon-chlorine bond is a polar covalent bond.


Is CCl4 an ionic or covalent?

CCl4 is a covalent compound. CCl4 is a covalent compound because it consists of carbon and chlorine atoms, which have a difference in electronegativity. Carbon has an electronegativity of 2.55, while chlorine has an electronegativity of 0.66. This difference in electronegativity leads to the sharing of electrons between the carbon and chlorine atoms, resulting in a covalent bond. In CCl4, each carbon atom is bonded to four chlorine atoms by covalent bonds, and each chlorine atom is bonded to one carbon atom by a covalent bond.


Does sodium chloride contain carbon?

There is no carbon in sodium chloride. Sodium chloride, what we call table salt, contains sodium and chlorine in a one-to-one ratio. These molecules have no carbon in them at all.


Can carbon and chlorine be a covalent bond?

Yes, carbon and chlorine can form a covalent bond. Carbon and chlorine can share electrons to fill their outer electron shells, creating a stable molecule. This covalent bond is typically formed in compounds such as chloroform (CHCl3) or carbon tetrachloride (CCl4).


Is potassium benzoate ionic or covalent?

ionic because it contains a metal and nonmetals.


What kind of bond does chlorine and carbon forms?

Carbon and Chlorine form polarized covalent bonds


What is the difference between the way carbon forms the crystal called diamond and sodium and chlorine form solid sodium chloride?

In sodium chloride the bond between chlorine and sodium is ionic; sodium chloride form large lattices. The crystalline structure is face-centered cubic.Diamond has also a similar (not identical) crystalline structure face-centered cubic. But the bonds between carbon atoms are covalent !


IS carbon tetracholoride is covalent or ionic?

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a covalent compound. It consists of sharing of electrons between carbon and chlorine atoms, which is characteristic of covalent bonding.


Can chlorine form an covalent bond with carbon?

Yes, chlorine can form a covalent bond with carbon. This typically occurs in organic molecules where carbon shares electrons with chlorine to form a stable covalent bond. The resulting compound is called an organochlorine compound.


What is the formula for carbon tetrachloride and is it ionic or covalent?

Carbon tetrachloride is CCl4. It is covalent.