What type of bonding occurs in a sample of pure sodium, ? in other words, how is one sodium atom held to another sodium atom? a. covalent b. metallic c. ionic

The answer to your question is B. metallic

Explanation:

Covalent bonding is a bond between two nonmetals and the difference in electronegativity is between 0 and 1.7. Sodium could not have this kind of bond because is a metal.

Ionic bonding is a bond between a metal and a nonmetal and the difference of electronegativity is higher than 1.7. Sodium can have this kind of bond it is necessary one nonmetal.

Metallic, sodium has a metallic bond because this bond is characteristic of metals.

the positions which points up in upward carbon and down in downward carbon are axial

and vice versa holds true for equatorial positions

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