Question

The pair of electrons which forms a bond between two similar fluorine atoms will be:

• A. unequally shared between the two similar fluorine atoms.
• B. completely transferred from one fluorine atom to the other.
• C. there is no interaction between the two fluorine atoms.
• D. equally shared between the two fluorine atoms.

Answer 1

The correct option is D equally shared between the two fluorine atoms.

when atoms of same element form a covalent bond, the electrons pair are shared equally due to the same electronegativity.

In the fluorine molecule, one pair of electrons is equally shared between the fluorine atoms forming a single covalent bond.
A covalent bond is formed by mutual sharing of electrons between the atoms of the molecule.Similar non-metallic atoms form covalent bonds.