Question

Why covalent bonds are generally poor conductors of electricity??

Answer 1

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⏩because covalent bonds are formed by sharing of electrons..they don't have a free electron that is required for electricity transfer(electricity is the flow of free electrons!) thus they re bad conductors.. but ionic compounds are good conductor because of the same reason...✅✅✅✅
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Answer 2

as they are not have the ability to lose or gain electrons so they share their eletron

1. u cn see the tow points on pg .no. 59 in NCERT science book why covalent bond can't lose or gain electron .