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... bond between a carbon atom and a metal atom is the defining feature of an organometallic compound . The simplest examples contain carbon - metal sigma bonds — a sigma bond being the usual kind of single covalent bond , in which the or ...
... bond between a carbon atom and a metal atom is the defining feature of an organometallic compound . The simplest examples contain carbon - metal sigma bonds — a sigma bond being the usual kind of single covalent bond , in which the or ...
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... bond , and the re- sulting combination of atoms is a true molecule that does not bear an overall electrical charge . Chemical com- pounds with covalent bonds between the atoms also form between the atoms of unlike elements , when circum ...
... bond , and the re- sulting combination of atoms is a true molecule that does not bear an overall electrical charge . Chemical com- pounds with covalent bonds between the atoms also form between the atoms of unlike elements , when circum ...
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... bonds , but the molecule as a whole is nonpolar . This apparent contradiction arises from the molecular symmetry , which allows the effect of the charges at its two ends to cancel . The carbon - oxygen bonds are polar , but the molecule ...
... bonds , but the molecule as a whole is nonpolar . This apparent contradiction arises from the molecular symmetry , which allows the effect of the charges at its two ends to cancel . The carbon - oxygen bonds are polar , but the molecule ...
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