2 Answered Questions for the topic covalent compounds
07/17/19
Why can't carbon form an ionic bond?
1. My textbook says that a $\\ce{C^{4+}}$ cation cannot be formed because it requires a lot of energy to remove 4 electrons. Formation of ionic bonds involve "removing" electrons and there seems to...
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06/24/19
Why do Magnesium and Lithium form *covalent* organometallic compounds?
Lithium and magnesium are Group 1 and Group 2 elements respectively. Elements of these groups are highly ionic, and I've never heard of them forming significantly covalent _inorganic_...
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