Question

question 3 (1 point) based on the image below, which of the following is not true? a hydrogen is giving away two electrons to carbon b hydrogen and carbon share 2 valence electrons between each other c 8 valence electrons are around carbon d hydrogen has 2 valence electrons

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze option a

In covalent bonding (as in this molecule, which is methane - \(CH_4\)), hydrogen and carbon share electrons. Hydrogen does not give away two electrons. It shares one electron with carbon.

Step2: Analyze option b

In \(CH_4\), each hydrogen - carbon bond is a covalent bond. In a covalent bond, 2 valence electrons (one from hydrogen and one from carbon) are shared between the two atoms.

Step3: Analyze option c

Carbon has 4 valence electrons. Each of the four hydrogen atoms shares one electron with carbon. So, the number of valence electrons around carbon is \(4 + 4=8\).

Step4: Analyze option d

Hydrogen has 1 valence electron. When it forms a covalent bond (shares one electron with carbon), it has 2 electrons (the shared pair) around it.

Answer:

a. Hydrogen is giving away two electrons to Carbon