Chemistry, 26.01.2020 15:31 katherineweightman

How many hydrogen atoms will a single carbon atom bond with to form a stable molecule?

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Answer from: sam9043

Carbon atom will bond with 4 hydrogen atoms to form stable molecule.

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Four hydrogen atoms will bond with a single carbon atom bond to form a stable molecule.

Carbon and hydrogen forms four covalent bonds when combined between one carbon atom and each of the four hydrogen atom involved to form a stable molecule.

Further Explanation; Carbon and hydrogen are non-metals that may form a covalent bond when they combine. A Carbon atom has four outermost electrons while hydrogen has one, therefore carbon will bond with four hydrogen atoms so as to form a stable molecule where carbon attains stability and so does each hydrogen atom. The type of bond formed between hydrogen atoms and carbon atom is known as covalent bond. Covalent bond This is a type of bond that is formed between non-metal atoms. It is formed as a result of sharing electrons between non-metal atoms involved. When atoms involved contribute equal number of electrons to the bond formation, the type of bond is known as covalent bond. Like in this case, the atom with four outer most electrons may share its electrons with two oxygen atoms to form a compound with a double covalent bond. However, when the shared electrons come from one atom then the bond is known as dative covalent bond. For example, carbon combines with hydrogen forming four covalent bonds between the hydrogen atoms. Other types of bond Ionic bond This is a type of bond that occurs between metal ions and non-metal ions. Ionic bond occurs as a result of transfer of electrons from one metal atom to another non-metal atom. After the transfer of electrons, metal atom loses electron to form a cation while the non-metal atom gains electrons to form an anion. Hydrogen bonds Metallic bonds Dipole-dipole interactions, etc.

Keywords: Chemical bond, covalent bond, atom

Learn more about: Chemical bonds: Ionic bonds: Covalent bonds:

Level: High school

Subject: Chemistry

Topic: structure and bonding

Sub-topic: Covalent bond

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assuming that your periodic table has eighteen columns, you should highlight the four elements in the third column from the left of the table.

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neutral atoms of elements after calcium contain d electrons. the energy of d orbitals of a particular main shell lies between the energy of the s and p orbitals of the next main shell. for example, electrons in the $3d$ have energy higher than those in the $4 s$ orbital while lower than those of the $4 p$ orbital.

by the aufbau principle, electrons fill orbitals one at a time, starting from those of the lowest energy. the $4s$ orbital is therefore filled right after $3p$ orbitals and before $3 d$ orbitals.

potassium has electron configuration $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{1}$ and calcium $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{2}$ . the s orbital of a main shell holds a maximum of two electrons. the next element would thus have the electron configuration $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{2} \; 3d^{1}$ and satisfy the requirements.

a neutral atom of the element contains three electrons on top of the most recent noble gas element. it should thus be placed in the third column of the periodic table. both scandium and yttrium would satisfy the conditions. an aufbau diagram indicates that the 4f orbital is filled before the 5d. however, it appears that exceptions exists for both lanthanum and actinium. neutral atoms of the two d-block elements also demonstrate the $ns^{2} \; (n-1) p^{1}$ and should be highlighted as well.

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