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I'm no chemist but I'm pretty sure it has to do with the orbitals, they hybridized to form sp3d2 orbitals which then can bond 6 fluorines, once you get past the first few atoms in the Periodic Table the orbitals get pretty big and odd so the standard answers like having 8 valence electrons no longer hold completely.
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Does mercury form covalent bonds?
Yes, it forms covalent bounds with iodine, sulphur, carbon.
What four elements form covalent bond?
carbon and silicone both form the four covalent bonds, nitrogen and phosphorus form three covalent and one coordinate covalent bonds, while sulphur may form two covalent and two coordinate covalent bonds.
Is SF5 has covalent bond?
yes. sulphur and fluorine both are non metals so form the covalent bonds.
What is the maximum number of covalent bonds that Sulfur will form with another nonmetal element?
Sulphur has six valence electrons and hence it can form maximum of six covalent bonds as in SF6.
Is sulphur and carbon an ionic or a covalent bond?
Covalent because sulphur and oxygen both have six electrons on the outer shells so they can't give them away to be filled. they need to share. note: Sulphur Dioxide has one sulphur atom and two oxygen atoms.
Does mercury form covalent bonds?
Yes, it forms covalent bounds with iodine, sulphur, carbon.
What four elements form covalent bond?
carbon and silicone both form the four covalent bonds, nitrogen and phosphorus form three covalent and one coordinate covalent bonds, while sulphur may form two covalent and two coordinate covalent bonds.
Is SF5 has covalent bond?
yes. sulphur and fluorine both are non metals so form the covalent bonds.
How many covalent bonds in sulphur?
Sulfur can form two covalent bonds as in H2S, and can form 6 as in SO3. In elemnatl allotropes of sulfur which are covalent bonded, many are cyclic compounds the number of covalent onds is 2.
What is the maximum number of covalent bonds that Sulfur will form with another nonmetal element?
Sulphur has six valence electrons and hence it can form maximum of six covalent bonds as in SF6.
Is sulphur and carbon an ionic or a covalent bond?
Covalent because sulphur and oxygen both have six electrons on the outer shells so they can't give them away to be filled. they need to share. note: Sulphur Dioxide has one sulphur atom and two oxygen atoms.
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 carbon form covalent bonds or metallic bonds?
As a nonmetal carbon forms covalent bonds.
Do metals form covalent bonds?
no. they form ionic bonds.
How many covalent bonds do H usually form?
2 covalent bonds
What types of bonds does carbon have a tendency to form?
Covalent bonds
