Answer to Question #288079 in Chemistry for Fraol

Question #288079

Which of the following elements will from a ionic bond with chlorine and why? Calcium, carbon, oxygen and silicon.

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2022-01-18T01:50:12-0500

CaCl2 is an ionic bond because electronegativity values difference between calcium and chloride is more than 1.9.

Carbon, oxygen and silicon will form covalent bonds because they are non-metals, and do not have low electronegativity.


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