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Offline 33seven

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What is the "predominantly covalent" compound?
« on: September 22, 2010, 04:14:32 PM »
a) Al2P3  b) SCl2  c) PbO  d) Ga2N3  e) SnBr4

I honestly had no idea what to do on this problem so i just guessed Al2P3. I found out the answer is SCl2, but i dont understand why?
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Re: What is the "predominantly covalent" compound?
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2010, 07:58:41 AM »
Just think about the differences of electronegativity between these atoms... the more the difference is high the more the bond is ionic.
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