Sodium chloride is formed when atoms lose and gain electrons. Carbon monoxide is formed when atoms share electrons. In both substances, atoms are held together by?
A. Ionic bond
B. chemical bond
C. atomic mass
D. proton
Is the answer D?
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The answer is atoms are held to each other in compounds by chemical bonds. That was where chemistry started :)
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Protons are like charges - they REPEL each other
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So the answer is chemical bonds? I'm sure someone can take it for you.
now when the Na gives up an electron, it has more protons than electrons and is a POSITIVE ion
when the chlorine grabs that electron to complete its outer shell it has one more electron than proton and is a NEGATIVE ion because electrons are negative.
Since positive charges and negative charges attract each other, we get salt.
Yes, chemical
one is ionic, the other covalent but both are CHEMICAL
The answer to the question is B. chemical bond.
In sodium chloride, sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) atoms undergo an ionic bond. This means that sodium atoms lose one electron and become positively charged while chlorine atoms gain one electron and become negatively charged. The resulting ions are then held together by electrostatic forces.
On the other hand, in carbon monoxide, carbon (C) and oxygen (O) atoms share electrons to form a covalent bond. In this type of bond, atoms share one or more pairs of electrons between them.
Therefore, in both substances, the atoms are held together by a chemical bond. The atomic mass (C) and the proton (D) are not directly related to the bond holding the atoms together.
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