When methane is burned with oxygen, the products are carbon dioxide and water. If you produce 9 grams of water and 11 grams of carbon dioxide from 16 grams of oxygen, how many grams of methane were needed for the reaction? First you need to write a balanced chemical equation.
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Answer:
AB is an ionic compound. The electronegativity difference between A and B is greater.
AC is an ionic compound. The electronegativity difference between A and C is greater.
BC is a covalent compound because the electronegativity difference between C and B is small.
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Answer:
Atoms must have similar electronegativities in order to share electrons in a covalent bond.
Explanation:
Covalent bonding is one of the bondings that occurs between the atoms of elements. It is the bonding in which atoms share their valence electrons with one another. However, the ELECTRONEGATIVITY, which is the ability of an atom to be attracted to electrons play a major role in the formation of covalent bonds.
When atoms of different electronegativities combine, the more electronegative atom pulls more electrons towards itself, hence, an IONIC bond is formed. However, when the electronegativities of the atoms are similar, the sharing of their electrons becomes stronger. Hence, ATOMS MUST HAVE SIMILAR ELECTRONEGATIVITIES in order to share electrons in a covalent bond.
