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Why it is possible for bacterium to break the triple covalent bond of N2 gas but you and other animals cannot?
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Although the bond holding the nitrogen atoms together is difficult to break, some types of bacterium are able to break the triple covalent bond of N2 gas. The bacteria bind nitrogen atoms to hydrogen creating "fixed" nitrogen, ammonia (NH3) in a process called Nitrogen Fixation. Oxygen ruins this process, so considering our bodies are roughly 65% oxygen, we can't do it.
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What can be separated by a chemical change?
Intramolecular bonds (such as ionic or covalent bonds) can be broken down by a chemical change.
What is the molecule that contains the strongest polar covalent bond?
A strongest polar covalent bond cannot be defined as every such bonds contain ionic and covalent properties to a certain percentage.
Can a bond be a covalent and ionic bond?
No. A bond cannot be both covalent and ionic. A bond can be covalent, ionic or metallic. In covalent bonding electrons are shared, electrons are transferred in ionic bonding and electrons move about in a sea of electrons in metallic bonds.
Can carbon and hydrogen form non-polar covalent bonds?
Two atoms of different elements cannot form non-polar covalent bonds.
Can a nonpolar covalent bond dissolve in water?
No, because water is polar and polar dissolves in polar then non polar covalent bond cannot dissolve in water.
The bacterium that causes botulism cannot live in the presence of?
oxygen
What can be separated by a chemical change?
Intramolecular bonds (such as ionic or covalent bonds) can be broken down by a chemical change.
Covalent calcium compounds?
Calcium cannot form a covalent compound because it is a metal, covalent compounds are formed only from non-metals.
How do subatomatic particles make polar covalent bonds?
Sub atomic articles cannot make covalent bonds as atoms do.
What is the molecule that contains the strongest polar covalent bond?
A strongest polar covalent bond cannot be defined as every such bonds contain ionic and covalent properties to a certain percentage.
Is a wriggler a bacterium?
Bacteria are microscopic - you cannot see them with your eyes alone. A "wriggler" is a baby mosquito.
Will you make a society if you put semen in sea people?
No, it is NT possible bcoz sea animals and humans cannot mate.
Can a bond be a covalent and ionic bond?
No. A bond cannot be both covalent and ionic. A bond can be covalent, ionic or metallic. In covalent bonding electrons are shared, electrons are transferred in ionic bonding and electrons move about in a sea of electrons in metallic bonds.
Why boron makes covalent bonds but not ionic bonds?
A covalent bond does not have oxygen in it but ionic bonds do and because Boron cannot join with oxygen it can only make covalent bonds hope that helps =)
Is it possible if we substitue sea cucumber with a normal cucumber?
Sea cucumbers are not cucumbers. They are animals similar to jellyfish. You cannot substitute the two.
Is NH 3 a double covalent bond?
No. NH3, ammonia, only contains single covalent bonds. Hydrogen cannot form double bonds.
Is transfer of genes from plants to animals is possible?
Yes, but to a very limited extent. We cannot, as yet, produce a tree with skin or a human who can photosynthesize.
