Covalent Flashcards
1
Q
What are covalent bonds among and why?
A
Non-metals, because they hold onto their valence electrons and can’t give them away
They share valence electrons and achieve noble gas configuration
2
Q
What is different between covalent and ionic bonding?
A
Covalent bonding form molecules, ionic bonding does not
In ionic bondinh you can’t tell which atom the electrons moved from or to
