JAMB Chemistry 2024 Question 40

Question 40

Chemical Bonding

The bonding that does not involve the formation of a new substance is

  1. A.covalent
  2. B.metallic
  3. C.electrovalent
  4. D.co-ordinate
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Answer: B (metallic)

Explanation

Metallic bonding holds atoms of the same metal together in a sea of electrons; it does not combine different elements into a compound.