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प्रश्न
It is observed that covalent compounds are had conductors of electricity. Give reason.
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उत्तर
The bonds which are formed by the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms are known as covalent bonds. Since the electrons are shared between atoms and no charged particles are formed, such covalent compounds are generally poor conductors of electricity.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Compare the properties of ionic compounds and covalent compounds.
The electronic configurations of two elements A and B are given below:
| A | 2, 6 |
| B | 2, 8, 1 |
(a) What type of chemical bond is formed between the two atoms of A?
(b) What type of chemical bond will be formed between the atoms of A and B?
Draw an electron dot structure of the following molecule. (Without showing the circle) :
Water
What is the term defined below?
A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, each bonding atom contributing one electron to the pair.
Explain the following:
Water is a polar covalent molecule.
Your body is made up of carbon.
Complete the following activity.
Write the names of the hydrocarbons for the following structural formula.
(isobutylene, cyclohexane, propene, cyclohexene, cyclopentane, benzene, propyne, isobutane, propane)
| \[\begin{array}{cc} \phantom{.........}\ce{H}\\ \phantom{.........}|\\ \ce{H - C ≡ C - C - H}\\ \phantom{.........}|\\ \phantom{.........}\ce{H} \end{array}\] |
Complete the following activity.
Write the names of the hydrocarbons for the following structural formula.
(isobutylene, cyclohexane, propene, cyclohexene, cyclopentane, benzene, propyne, isobutane, propane)
| \[\begin{array}{cc} \phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\ \phantom{..}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\ \ce{H - C - C- C- H}\\ \phantom{.}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\ \ce{H - C - H}\\ |\\\ce{H}\end{array}\] |
Complete the following activity.
Write the names of the hydrocarbons for the following structural formula.
(isobutylene, cyclohexane, propene, cyclohexene, cyclopentane, benzene, propyne, isobutane, propane)
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