Question

does carbon tend to form polar or nonpolar bonds? why?

Answer 1

Try posting in the Chemistry section :P

Answer 2

there aint no chemisty section dude

Answer 3

even if there is one nobodys on there

Answer 4

Common mistake: THERE IS A VIEW ALL GROUPS BOTTOM

http://openstudy.com/groups/chemistry

Answer 5

So ask this in maths group(ver very active)........................................

Answer 6

Carbon tends to form nonpolar covalent bonds

Answer 7

THERE IS A CHEMISTRY GROUP !!!

Answer 8

i don't have english knowledge in chemistry so can't help :D

Answer 9

carbon tends to non polar bonds since it has four electrons in the outter most shell it is neither capable of donating electron nor capable of accepting so it forms covalent bond by sharing which is a non polar bond by all means

Answer 10

@ajaykrishnateja

Not necessarily; CH4 has 4 polar covalent C-H bonds (non-polar molecule however). CO is a polar molecule.

Answer 11

What you say is true agdgdgdgwngo, however, one must consider that all bonds are 'relatively' polar, it is only a question of how much, and to answer this we look at the electronegativity of that element. covalent means in these terms (as satated by ajaykrishnateja) that it has neither a weak electronegativity or strong electronegativity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronegativity. So to answer this question I would use the table provided in the link. at electroneg of 2.55 it tends to form covalent rather than pure polar bonds (such as hydrogen bonding) with common elements such as O, H etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_bonding

Answer 12

cabon never forms polar bond theoriticaly we can assume polar bond between carbon & other electro negative element but it will bw very weak and thus not exist. and it forms not polar bond?

Answer 13

@agdgdgdgwngo-yes but there are few exceptions like you mentioned ,i was answering for general....in case of co there is a dative bond formation which leads to the polar bond formation...:)