Question 2.8: Which of the following compounds would you expect to be ioni......
Which of the following compounds would you expect to be ionic and which molecular?
(a) BaF_{2}\quad\quad (b) SF_{4}\quad\quad (c) PH_{3}\quad\quad (d) CH_{3}OHStep-by-Step
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Remember that covalent bonds generally form between nonmetal atoms, while ionic
bonds form between metal and nonmetal atoms.
Compound (a) is composed of a metal (barium) and a nonmetal (fluorine) and is likely to be ionic. Compounds (b)–(d) are composed entirely of nonmetals and therefore are probably molecular
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