Explain the nature of the covalent bond using the bond formation in `CH_(3)Cl`.

Explanation

Carbon completes its octet by sharing its four electrons with other carbon atoms or with atoms of other elements ,because losing and gaining of four electrons requires extra amount of energy which makes the system unstable. In covalent bonding , both the atoms share the valence electrons ,that is the shared electrons belong to the valence shells of both the atoms.

Here ,carbon requires 4 electrons to complete its octet ,while each hydrogen atom requires one electron to complete its duplet Also ,chlorine requires an electron to complete the octet. Therefore ,all of these share the electrons and as a result ,carbon form 3 bonds with hydrogen and one with chlorine.