Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
An element A has 1 electron in its first shell. It combines with element B having 7 electrons in its third shell. What type of bond is formed?
Advertisements
Solution
Element A with 1 electron in its first shell is hydrogen, and element B with 7 electrons in its third shell is chlorine.
So, a single covalent bond is formed between hydrogen and chlorine by sharing one pair of electrons.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
How does an electron differ from a neutron?
Write down the number of electrons in X and neutrons in Y.
What are inert elements?
What are valence electrons?
Element X has electronic configurations 2, 8, 18, 8, 1. Without identifying X,
- Predict the sign and charge on a simple ion of X.
- Write if X will be an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent. Why?
If electrons are getting added to en element Y; then
What charge will Y migrate to during the process of electrolysis?
Differentiate between the following term:
Electron and proton
On the basis of Thomson’s model of an atom, explain how the atom is neutral as a whole.
All non–metals will have ______ electrons in the outermost orbit of their atoms.
The relative charge of an electron is – 1.
