Can you order the following species with respect to ionic character: #ClF_3#; #N_2#; #KO_2#; #LiF#; #SO_2#?
1 Answer
Mar 2, 2017
In order of increasing ionic character:
Explanation:
In order of increasing ionic character:
Dinitrogen is not even a polar molecule. On the other hand,
Both lithium fluoride, and potassium oxide ARE NON-MOLECULAR, and consist of discrete ions that are bound together by electrostatic forces in an infinite array. With a small cation such as lithium, there may be some polarization of the counter-ion, here