Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Chemical Bonding - Exercises - Chemical Bonding: Basic Ideas - Page 281: 2

Answer

a) ionic b) covalent c) covalent d) covalent

Work Step by Step

Covalent bond is typically formed between two non-metallic elements, whereas ionic bond is formed between a metal and a nonmetal. According to this, we can expect that products of following reactions will have: a) ionic bonding ($K$ - metal, $Cl$ - nonmetal); b) covalent bonding ($C$ - nonmetal, $O$ - nonmetal); c) covalent bonding ($N$ - nonmetal, $O$ - nonmetal); d) covalent bonding ($S$ - nonmetal, $O$ - nonmetal);
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