Answer to Question #5043 in Inorganic Chemistry for Zane Earl

Question #5043
Can you tell me how periodic trends, such as electronegaticity or polarity, affect covalent and ionic bonding?
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Expert's answer
2011-11-11T08:26:18-0500
Ionic bond formed between atoms with high difference in electronegativity.
Formally, if this difference is greater, than 1.7 bond called ionic. Good example is
sodium fluoride.

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