Question #69f2a Chemistry Bonding Basics Covalent Bonding 1 Answer David Drayer · Solace M. Sep 10, 2017 4 Explanation: Silicon, like carbon, hybridizes the #s# electrons to from four #sp^3# orbital. Each of the four #sp^3# orbital can form one single bond. Answer link Related questions How does a covalent bond become polar? How do covalent bonds affect physical properties? How do covalent bonds conduct electricity? How do covalent bonds differ from hydrogen bonds? How do covalent bonds share electrons? How does a polar covalent bond differ from an nonpolar? How does the formation of an ionic bond differ from that of a covalent bond? What covalent bond is the longest? What covalent bond links nucleotides together? Why are covalent bonds poor conductors of electricity? See all questions in Covalent Bonding Impact of this question 2073 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License