i think it's I
I was confused by IV then search on gg and it said ZnSO4 should be Zn2SO4 instead but still im not sure Zn2SO4 is real
Skepticism is saying that something doesn't feel right or you think that something isn't real, Open-mindedness is when you will take any idea or will be free to suggestions. Just my lucky guess.
Answer:
a) ionic b) polar covalent c) nonpolar covalent
Explanation:
To determine if a bond is covalent or ionic without knowing the electronegativities is to see if it is a metal-nonmetal bond or a nonmetal-nonmetal bond. Metal-nonmetal bonds are ALWAYS ionic, and nonmetal-nonmetal bonds are ALWAYS covalent. A is the metal-nonmetal bond and thus ionic. B & C are both nonmetal-nonmetal bonds and thus covalent.
Polarity:
To determine if a covalent bond is polar or not, we need to see how far apart the elements are away from one another. The further away the elements are from one another the more polar the bond. Nonmetal elements bonded to themselves are ALWAYS nonpolar see compound C. For B, the elements are far apart and are still covalent, so these bonds are polar.
Answer:
Ionic.
Explanation:
Elements with higher electronegativity values are better at attracting electrons in a chemical bond.
- A chemical bond is considered "ionic" if the electronegativity difference between the two bonding atoms is greater than
. - Otherwise, this chemical bond is considered "covalent".
In this example, the difference between the electronegativity of oxygen and lithium is 
. Since 
, the bond between the two elements would likely be ionic.
It is possible to reach the same conclusion based on the fact that lithium is a metal while oxygen is a nonmetal. When metal elements react with non-metal elements, the product is typically an ionic compound- with ionic bonds between the atoms.
