Question

Covalently bonded compounds differ from ionically bonded compounds because:

a) covalent bonds don't follow the octet rule
b) the particles formed from covalent bonds are called molecules
c) covalent bonds involve sharing of electrons, and ionic bonds involve a transfer of electrons
d) none of these
e) both b & c
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Answer 1

Answer:Covalently bonded materials are less dense than metallic or ionically bonded ones because covalent bonds are directional in nature whereas metallic and ionic are not; when bonds are directional, the atoms cannot pack together in a dense manner, yielding a lower mass density then solids with non-directional bonds.

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