Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321768418
ISBN 13: 978-0-32176-841-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Review - Study Problems - Page 36: 1-23 f

Answer

There is a mixture of covalent and ionic bonding.

Work Step by Step

There is a mixture of covalent and ionic bonding. There is a covalent bond in $HCO_2$, and ionic bonding in Na and $HCO_2$ as Na gives an electron to $HCO_2$.
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