Chemistry In Context
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Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
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Chapter 8, Problem 17Q
NaCl is an ionic compound, but SiCl4 is a molecular compound.
- a. Use Table 8.2 to determine the electronegativity difference between chlorine and sodium, and between chlorine and silicon.
- b. What correlations can be drawn about the difference in electronegativity between bonded atoms and their tendency to form ionic or covalent bonds?
- c. How can you explain, on the molecular level, the conclusion reached in part b?
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