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Does anyone know why.....
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... sodium chloride cannot share the same type of bonding as diamond and ice???
ionic and covelant?
is it something to do with how many electrons it has and outer shells?
ugh... sorry if its a dumb question-im not even doing chemistry!!
ionic and covelant?
is it something to do with how many electrons it has and outer shells?
ugh... sorry if its a dumb question-im not even doing chemistry!!
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The carbon atoms in Diamond are covalently bonded, so the outer shells of the atoms are sharing electrons with adjacent atoms.
Ice is unusual, Ice has Hydrogen bonding, which is similar to that of Sodium Chloride, but stronger.
It is indeed all to do with electrons in the outer shell (and charge to a lesser extent).
I can explain more if you like, was trying to do a kind of basic summary.
random!!