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प्रश्न
What is a covalent bond?
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उत्तर
The chemical bond that is formed between two atoms by the sharing of electrons is known as a covalent bond.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain why carbon forms compounds mainly by covalent bond.
Elements forming ionic compounds attain noble gas configuration by either gaining or losing electrons from their outermost shells. Give reason to explain why carbon cannot attain noble gas configuration in this manner to form its compounds.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the following list of oxides which fit the description.
A covalent oxide of a metalloid.
What type of bonding would you expect between Carbon and Chlorine?
One of the following is not an allotrope of carbon. This is:
(a) diamond
(b) graphite
(c) cumene
(d) buckministerfullerene
Define a coordinate bond.
Elements forming ionic compounds attain noble gas electronic configuration by either gaining or losing electrons from their valence shells. Explain giving reason why carbon cannot attain such a configuration in this manner to form its compounds. Name the type of bonds formed in ionic compounds and in the compounds formed by carbon. Also explain the reason why carbon compounds are generally poor conductors of electricity.
Explain the Structural isomerism term with example.
Explain the following term with example.
Unsaturated hydrocarbon
The molecule which contains a triple covalent bond is ______.
An element L consists of molecules.
What type of bonding is present in the particles that make up L?
Which of the following is a common characteristic of a covalent compound?
Elements Q and S react together to form an ionic compound. Under normal conditions, which physical state will the compound QS exist in?
Potassium (Atomic No. 19) and chlorine (Atomic No. 17) react to form a compound. On the basis of electronic concept, explain
(i) oxidation
(ii) reduction
(iii)oxidising agent
(iv)reducing agent
Name gas with a rotten egg smell.
Carbon forms four covalent bonds by sharing its four valence electrons with four univalent atoms, e.g., hydrogen. After the formation of four bonds, carbon attains the electronic configuration of ______.
The bond which is formed by the mutual sharing of electrons is called ______ bond.
The electron dot structure of chlorine molecule is:
Non-polar covalent compounds are ______ conductors of heat and electricity.
