Which of the following bonds would you expect to be covalent ?

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Which of the following bonds would you expect to be covalent ?

a) N--O

b) S--O

c) Na--Cl

d) Ca--O

e) Cl--F

2007-02-22 15:09:48 · 5 answers · asked by JD 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

5 answers

a, b, and e because those bonds are both nonmetals, and covalent bonds only contain nonmetals.

2007-02-22 15:13:09 · answer #1 · answered by ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Without getting too fancy (coordinate covalent), there are two choices, covalent and ionic. Based on chem properties, we would expect NaCl and CaO to be ionic, as we have metallic elements that form ions.

2007-02-22 23:14:05 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋

Covalent is just between non-metals. So a,b and e.

2007-02-22 23:16:51 · answer #3 · answered by Ieshwar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

a,b,e

2007-02-22 23:12:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anopheles 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋

dunno

2007-02-22 23:11:19 · answer #5 · answered by roy_marzoed 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋