Hello, everyone. I am learning the polarity of compound.
Carbon dioxide is a non-polar molecule. I know the linear structure.
Is it because when the electrons are pulled by the oxygen atom, the carbon atom has 4 positive charges and two oxygen atoms get 2 negative charge, so the oxygen atoms move towards to the central atom and the distance of the pulled electrons have equal distance with the oxygen atom and carbon atom? What will the situation if the AX the A atom have 2 positive charge, and the X got 2 negative charge, does the speed of reacting (they form covalent bond)faster than when A and X are neutral respectively?
Moreover, what is the entire different between covalent and metallic bond?
Is magnitude of the electronegativity?
Na - Na Cl - Cl
As you see, the electron is at the central of the molecules.
The electrostatics force of both two sodium atoms should be the same, then
What way does the electron move?