Covalent Character

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DanielleNario1A
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Covalent Character

Postby DanielleNario1A » Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:45 pm

Why does MgBr2 have greater covalent character than NaBr?
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Josephine Chan 1B
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Re: Covalent Character

Postby Josephine Chan 1B » Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:47 pm

The greater the electronegativity difference there is between two atoms, the more ionic it is and the less covalent it is. So the less difference in electronegativity, the more covalent character it has.
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Sameen Mahmood 3D
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Re: Covalent Character

Postby Sameen Mahmood 3D » Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:51 pm

Covalent character has to do with polarizability in ionic compounds. MgBr2 has more covalent character than NaBr because Mg has a charge of 2+, meaning that it has high polarizing power, so it can more easily distort the electron cloud of Br.
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Sreyes_1C
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Re: Covalent Character

Postby Sreyes_1C » Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:53 pm

Mg and Br have a smaller difference in electronegativity
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