CameraIcon

SearchIcon

MyQuestionIcon

465

You visited us 465 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Covalent Bond

A, B, and C a...

Question

A, B, and C are three elements with atomic number 6, 11, and 17 respectively. Which of these cannot form covalent bond and why?

Open in App

Solution

The given atomic number 6, 11, and 17 corresponds to the C, Na, and Cl respectively.
Among the given element sodium does not form a covalent bond. This is because of the fact that it is highly electropositive which easily loss 1 valence electron and thus show more ionic character.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. A, B, and C are three elements with atomic number 6, 11, and 17 respectively. Which of these can form an ionic bond as well as covalent bonds?

A, B, and C are three elements with atomic number 6, 11, and 17 respectively. Which of these cannot form ionic bond and why?

Q. The atomic numbers of four elements P, Q, R, and S are 6, 10, 12, and 17 respectively. Which two elements can combine together to form a covalent bond?

[1 mark]

Q. The atomic numbers of 4 elements

W, X Y

Z

are 8, 9, 11 and 16 respectively. The covalent bond is formed between:

Q. The atomic numbers of four elements P, Q, R and S are 6, 10, 12 and 17 respectively. Which two elements can combine to form a covalent compound?
(a) P and R
(b) Q and S
(c) P and S
(d) R and S

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Introduction to Chemical Bonding

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Standard X Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon