Question

In covalent compounds, atoms become chemically stable by sharing their valence electrons.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

true covalent compound atom become stable by sharing their valence electrons. The covalent compounds are formed between two non metals which shares electrons. example between in methane were the bonding is between hydrogen(non metal) and carbon(non metal).Electrons are attracted to the positively charge nuclei of the atoms

Answer 2

True, A bond is a force of attraction between two or more atoms due to transfer or sharing of electrons. Covalent bond involves sharing of electrons between atoms. It occurs between non metal atoms, where atoms become chemically stable by sharing electrons, the atoms gain the shared electrons to form a stable configuration.