Question

A chemical compound has the following.

Y

X

H

xx

X x x

x

i) What is the valency of Y ?

ii) What is the covalency of Y ?

iii) How many covalent bonds are there in the molecule ?

iv) Suggest a name for elements X and Y.​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the my thinking, the chemical compound contain H, X and Y. Here, H means Hydrogen, X refers to N which means Nitrogen and Y refers to O which means Oxygen. As we know that, Nitric acid contain these chemical elements are Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Oxygen. In Nitric acid, one mole of Hydrogen. One mole of Nitrogen and three moles of Oxygen.

What is the valency of Y ?

=> The valency of Y is (-2).

What is the covalency of Y ?

=> The covalency of Y is O=O.

How many covalent bonds are there in the molecule ?

=> There are total of 5 covalent bonds.

Suggest a name for elements X and Y.

=> X → Nitrogen and Y → Oxygen

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