Electrons and forming bonds?

Question

1) When two atoms come in contact, both of which tend to gain electrons, what type of bond is formed?

Would it be a covalent bond?


2) When the atoms in a molecule share two electrons, these electrons are called what?


3) How many covalent bonds is it possible for any atom to form?

Answer 1

1)The one which has a greater tendency to accept electrons would be partially negative and the other partially positive and a covalent bond would result

2)These electrons are called bonded pair of electrons

3)3-that's because 3 bonds imply 6 electrons and all elements can at the most have 8 outer electrons.the inert gases have 8 outer electrons but due to stability of full-filled sub-shells-they do not form bonds with other atoms generally.hence,3 covalent bonds are the maximum.

Answer 2

1) It is a covalent bond. Each atom tend to gain electrons in order to fill the valence shell with 2 electrons for the first shell and 8 electrons for the other shells

2) I would say electrons of valence

3) It is impossible to answer at that question without indicating the type of atom. You know that the external shell (valene shell) except the first is filled with 8 electrons. Atoms having 7 electrons on that shell tend to gain1 , atoms with 6 electrons tend to gain 2. Atoms such as carbon can make 4 civalent bons

Answer 3

Erh, you like some proffesional help. you have have been given a somewhat confusing concept happening there. All i comprehend Is. Atoms are balanced via fact electrons are +a million and protons are -a million, neutrons are negligible.