Foundation
Chemistry Foundation
Important Compounds of Carbon
Question
Explain the nature of the covalent bond using the bond formation in CH3Cl.
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Solution
Carbon has 4 valence electrons. In order to make octet, it shares each of the four electrons with each of the three hydrogen atoms and one chloride atom. Since, bonds are formed because of sharing of electrons, hence these are covalent bonds.
