Chapter 3, Problem 35P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The percent ionic character of the bond of given diatomic molecules needs to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Percent ionic character can be calculated by a formula given below as,

  $\%\text{ ionic character}=\frac{{\mu }_{\text{observed}}}{{\mu }_{\text{calculated}}}\times 100\%$

Here, ${\mu }_{\text{observed}}$ is observed dipole moment and ${\mu }_{\text{calculated}}$ is dipole moment calculated

Dipole moment can be calculated by taking the product of the charge and the bond length between the charges.

  $\mu =Q\times r$

Here, Q is charge in C and r is bond length.