NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
How are electron pairs typically shared in the pure covalent view of bonding?
Options
- AUnequally between neighboring atoms.
- BShared exclusively by one atom.
- CShared equally by neighboring atoms.
- DNot shared at all.
Correct answer
C. Shared equally by neighboring atoms.
Step-by-step solution
The formal charge is based on a pure covalent view of bonding in which electron pairs are shared equally by neighboring atoms.