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Define Bonding. |
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Answer» The tendency of an atom to take part in chemical combination is determined by the number of valence electrons (electrons in the outermost shell of an atom). The atoms acquire the stable noble gas configuration of having eight electrons in the outermost shell (called octet rule) during chemical combination. The combination of atoms occurs in two ways: either by electrovalent bonding or covalent bonding. In all chemical reactions, it is the electrons from the outermost shell of an atom that are involved in interacting with other atoms, either by their transfer or by sharing. |
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