covalent bonding

In a covalent bond, electrons are __________.

• transferred

• swapped

• shared

• destroyed

Nonmetals are mostly on the right side of the periodic table. They have _______ electronegativity so they do not _____ valence electrons.

• high, gain

• high, lose

• low, gain

• low, lose

A covalent bond is represented with a _________ and is equal to ___ electrons that are being shared.

• straight line, 2

• straight line, 4

• straight line, 6

• none are correct

Atoms in covalent bonds are close together. Covalent bonds are _______ than ionic bonds.

• weaker

• stronger

• no different

Why can carbon form such huge molecules?

• It is a non metal.

• It is in living things.

• It has a very high mass.

• It has 4 valence electrons.