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Virat

Asked: September 9, 2026In: Class 9 Science

An element X has six electrons in its outer shell and forms a diatomic molecule. (i) Why would that be so? (ii) What kind of bond would it form? (iii) Draw the structure of the molecule it would form. (iv) A certain other element Y has two electrons in its second shell. Draw the structure of the molecule that X would form with Y.

Element X needs two electrons to complete its valence octet. Two X atoms share two electron pairs equally, establishing a double covalent bond to create a stable diatomic molecule with the structure X double bond X.