Question

Which of the following statements regarding covalent bond is not true?

• A. The electrons are shared between atoms.
• B. The bond is non-directional.
• C. The strength of the bond depends upon the extent of overlapping.
• D. The bonds formed may or may not be polar.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Covalent bond is rigid and directional.
Therefore, covalent molecule have definite molecular geometry,
eg, $BeCl _{2}, CO _{2}$ are linear
and $SO _{3}, BF _{3}$ are triangular,
$CH _{4}$ is tetrahedral.