Friends on a Crowded Ice Skating Rink Tend to Stay

question 90

Multiple Choice

Friends on a crowded ice skating rink tend to stay together. Strangers, however, tend to disperse. Is this behavior typical of atoms forming chemical bonds or molecules interacting? Explain.

• A)No, atoms forming chemical bonds are just the opposite. Chemical bonds forming or molecules reacting would be more analogous to strangers tending to stay together and friends dispersing.
• B)Yes, atoms forming chemical bonds are analogous to friends in the rink. Atoms held together by covalent bonds represent a molecule.
• C)No, opposites (like strangers)attract to form stable covalent bonds in the world of atoms and molecules.
• D)Yes and No; No, because this behavior is not typical of atoms forming chemical bonds, but yes since it is typical of molecules interacting.

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