Answer to Question #289286 in General Chemistry for jas

Question

Performance

What to do:

1. Look for at least two examples of covalent compounds found in the

environment. 2. Write a brief explanation about the covalent compounds.

3. Write the chemical formula and name of the chemical compound.

4. Draw the structure of the compound

Answer 1

Part (1)

Example of covalent compounds

a) water

b) vinegar

Part (2)

Water molecules consist of two hydrogen atoms bonded to Oxygen atom .

These H atoms bonds to Oxygen by sharing a pair of electrons

The structure of vinegar is composed of one methyl group and one carboxylic group.

Both the groups are bonded with single sigma bond. In the methyl group,three hydrogen atoms are bonded with the carbon by three-sigma covalent bonds

Part 3

Water H₂ O

Vinegar $CH_3COOH$

Part 4

Structure of vinegar molecule

Structure of water molecule