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4 December, 01:34

Is methane (CH4) a covalent or ionic bond? Give reasons and explain why is it so.

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  1. 4 December, 01:42
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    Covalent.

    Ionic Bond = Two atoms at which one of them are positive, one of them are negative. Whoever is more reactive will steal the electron and keep it, and they will form a bond. Most likely will be a metal ion (+Ve) and a non-metal ion (-ve).

    Covalent = Non-metal bond to non-metal. They share electrons.

    Although Hydrogen is positively charged, they are "technically" sharing electron, hence is covalent
  2. 4 December, 02:03
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    I believe methane has a covalent bond because electrons in this compound is being shared. Carbon atoms create 4 covalent bonds to form organic compounds. Carbon atoms can share electrons or form covalent bonds with other atoms in this case with hydrogen.
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