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Arrange the compounds below in decreasing order of the ionic character of the bonds in them. That is, pick 1 for the compound with the most ionic bonds, pick 2 for the compound with the next most ionic bonds, and so on. compound ionic character of bonds PF$_3$ (Choose one) ? LiF (Choose one) ? SiF$_4$ (Choose one) ? F$_2$ (Choose one) ? X 5

          Arrange the compounds below in decreasing order of the ionic character of the bonds in them. That is, pick 1 for the compound with the most ionic bonds, pick 2 for the compound with the next most ionic bonds, and so on.
compound
ionic character
of bonds
PF$_3$
(Choose one) ?
LiF
(Choose one) ?
SiF$_4$
(Choose one) ?
F$_2$
(Choose one) ?
X
5

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Arrange the compounds below in decreasing order of the ionic character of the bonds in them. That is, pick 1 for the compound with the most ionic bonds, pick 2 for the compound with the next most ionic bonds, and so on.
compound
ionic character
of bonds
PF3
(Choose one) ?
LiF
(Choose one) ?
SiF4
(Choose one) ?
F2
(Choose one) ?
X
5

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

Nivaldo Tro 2nd Edition

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07/16/2022

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Step 1: Ionic character of a bond is determined mainly by the electronegativity difference between the two atoms; a larger difference → more ionic (more charge separation). Show more…

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How to solve: Arrange the compounds below in decreasing order of the ionic character of the bonds in them. That is, pick 1 for the compound with the most ionic bonds, pick 2 for the compound with the next most ionic bonds, and so on. | Compound | Ionic Character | Number of Bonds | |----------|-----------------|-----------------| | PF3 | (Choose one) | grad | | X | 5 | | | LiF | (Choose one) | | | SiF4 | (Choose one) | | | F2 | (Choose one) | |

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