Chemistry
Select the correct answer from A, B, C and D — Metals lose electrons during ionization — this change is called:
- Oxidation
- Reduction
- Redox
- Displacement
Chemical Bonding
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Oxidation
Reason — Oxidation is the process when an atom or ion loses electrons in order to attain a stable state.
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The one which is composed of all the three kinds of bond [ionic, covalent and coordinate bond] is:
- Sodium chloride
- Ammonia
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Ammonium chloride
Draw the structural formula of carbon tetrachloride and state the type of bond present in it.
Select the right answer from the choices — covalent bond / ionic bond / covalent & coordinate bond for each of the following —
(i) Sodium chloride
(ii) Ammonium ion
(iii) Carbon tetrachloride
(i) In covalent compounds, the bond is formed due to …………… [sharing/transfer] of electrons.
(ii) Electrovalent compounds have a …………… [low/high] boiling point.
(iii) A molecule of …………… contains a triple bond, [hydrogen, ammonia, nitrogen]