Is calcium sulfate an ionic or covalent compound?

1 Answer
Jun 22, 2018

Ionic

Explanation:

Calcium sulfate is a compound with the chemical formula of CaSO_4CaSO4. It is made up of a calcium cation (Ca^(2+))(Ca2+) and a sulfate anion (SO_4^(2-))(SO24). When a compound is made up of a metal cation and a polyatomic anion, the compound is considered to be ionic.

However, the compound itself has both ionic and covalent bonds in it.