Question

What type(s) of bonding would be expected for each of the following materials: a. brass (a copper-zinc alloy), b. rubber, c. barium sulfide (BaS), d. solid xenon, e. bronze, f. nylon, and g. aluminum phosphide (AlP)?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Brass (a copper-zinc alloy)-The brass bond is brittle because it is a metal alloy.

Rubber-Rubber bonding is covalent.

Barium sulfide (BaS) — Bonding is primarily ionic (but some covalent) depending on the respective Ba and S positions in the periodic table.

Solid xenon-Bonding is van der Waals in solid xenon, since xenon is a noble gas.

Bronze-Bonding is metallic in that it is an alloy with silver.

Nylon-The bonding in nylon is primarily covalent with some van der Waals Forces.

Aluminum phosphide (AlP)-Aluminum phosphide (AlP) bonding is covalent in principle but it also has some ionic character.