1.Tin tetrachloride (SnCl4) is formed between a metal and a non-metal but is molecular in nature. Explain why SnCl4 is molecular and not ionic. 2. Explain why, contrary to most other substances, the density of water decreases as the temperature decreases between 4 and 0 °C.

1.Tin tetrachloride (SnCl4) is formed between a metal and a non-metal but is molecular in nature. Explain why SnCl4 is molecular and not ionic. 2. Explain why, contrary to most other substances, the density of water decreases as the temperature decreases between 4 and 0 °C.

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1.Tin tetrachloride (SnCl4) is formed between a metal and a non-metal but is molecular
in nature. Explain why SnCl4 is molecular and not ionic.
2. Explain why, contrary to most other substances, the density of water decreases as
the temperature decreases between 4 and 0 °C.

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