Question

In creating a covalent bond, it would be best to bind sulfur to:

Aluminum

Sodium

Neon

Oxygen

Answer 1

Sulfur is best to bind with oxygen. A covalent bond is a bond between two nonmetal elements. Aluminum is a metalloid and sodium is a metal. Both can't be bonded with sulfur. Neon isn't a metal but is a group 18 element, it's a noble gas. And a noble gas cannot be combined with any element because it already achieved a total of 8 valence electrons. Oxygen on the other hand can be bonded with sulfur since both are non metals

Answer 2

Option D, oxygen

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we know that ionic bond is formed between metal and non metal.

Example Na,Al Mg and Ca etc forms ionic bond with Sulfur.

While covalent bond is formed between two non metals like H2O, CO2 and NH3 etc.

Hence Sulfur binds with non metal oxygen example H2S.

And Neon is monovalent atom hence no reaction with Sulfur.