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in 2d.5, when it states to determine which bonds have the greater ionic character, is it asking the which has the greater difference in electronegativity?
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Re: ionic character
Yes, I believe ionic character is proportional to difference in electronegativity since the atoms will not be sharing the electrons equally if the electronegativity is greater; one atom will have a greater pull.
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Re: ionic character
yes, a larger difference in electronegativity would indicate more ionic character, while a smaller difference indicates more covalent character.
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Re: ionic character
Since electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself, greater ionic character implies a greater difference in electronegativities.
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So if the difference in electronegativity is greater than 2, then the bond is ionic?
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Ionic character, I believe, is a covalently bond that has such strong ionic character (electronegativity) that a covalently bonded substance is almost ionic.
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Re: ionic character
Lauren Sanchez 3D wrote:So if the difference in electronegativity is greater than 2, then the bond is ionic?
Yes. An ionic bond is any bond with a delta greater than 2 between the electronegativities of the two bonding elements.
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Re: ionic character
If a molecule has more ionic character, is it soluble in water? Even if its a covalent bond?
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Re: ionic character
Diana A 1G wrote:If a molecule has more ionic character, is it soluble in water? Even if its a covalent bond?
I'm not sure what you mean by a covalent bond with ionic character?
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