True or false? The maximum covalency in 2nd-period elements is #4#. Why is this true if fluorine can only make one bond?
1 Answer
Aug 9, 2017
Notice what the "rule" says: the maximum covalency of 2nd-period elements. It doesn't say for all elements in the 2nd period, but rather, when considering each element.
Carbon is the atom that can make four bonds at once, e.g. in
On the other hand,