The population would decrease, the more predators there are the more food needed for the species .
Ionic bonds are formed when there is complete transfer of valence electrons between two atoms.
Electronegativity tells the trend of an atom to atract electrons.
You should search for the complete set of rules that indicate whether an ionic or covalent bond happens.
There are two relevant rules to state if whether an ionic bond will happen:
- When the difference of electronegativities between the two atoms is greater than 2.0, then the bond is ionic.
- When the difference is between 1.6 and 2.0, the bond is ionic if one of the elements is a metal.
You need to list the electronegativities of the five elements (there are tables with this information)
Element electronegativity
Cu: 1.9
H: 2.2
Cl 3.16
I: 2.66
S: 2.58
Differences:
Cu / S: 2.58 - 1.9 = 0.68
H / S: 2.58 - 2.2 = 0.38
Cl / S: 3.16 - 2.58 =0.58
I / S: 2.66 - 2.58 = 0.08
Those differences are too low to consider that the bond is ionic.
Then the answer is that none of those atoms forms an ionic bond with sulfur.
A compound is a substance that consists of 2 or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion.
Compounds can be broken down ijt0 simple substances by chemical means but, elements cannot.
Answer:
H3PO4 + 3KOH ----> K3PO4 + 3H2O
Explanation:
The valency of K element is + 1 while that of PO4 compound is -3
Hence, at least 3 K atoms are needed to combine with PO4 to form K3PO4 compound.
Hence, the revised equation will be
H3PO4 + 3KOH ----> K3PO4 + 3H2O
Now, the number of atoms and charges of each element is a given equation are equal on both the left and right hand side.
