Why is the table salt considered to be a compound, while sodium is not??

Table salt is considered to be a compound because it is made up of two elements (sodium and chloride,) while sodium itself is a raw element. That's why table salt is considered to be a compound, while sodium is not.

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Covalent bonding occurs when pairs of electrons are shared by atoms. Atoms will covalently bond with other atoms in order to gain more stability, which is gained by forming a full electron shell. By sharing their outer most (valence) electrons, atoms can fill up their outer electron shell and gain stability.

Explanation:

Usually, electrons. The charges will balance. ... That's why they end up sharing electrons. One pair of atoms will have a slight positive charge each and an electron fills that need of both together perfectly, then the atoms share that electron and you get a bond.

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