Question

Determine if the following compounds are likely to have ionic or covalent bonds. a. Magnesium oxide (MgO) _______________ b. Strontium chloride (SrCl 2 ) _______________ c. Ozone (O 3 ) _______________ d. Methanol (CH 4 O) _______________ 2. Predict if a silver coin will conduct electricity

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is below

Explanation:

Ionic bond is a kind of bond in which a metal attaches to a nonmetal. Also we know that a molecule has ionic bonding if the electronegativity is higher than 1.7.

                    Kind of elements         Difference of electronegativity     Bond

a) MgO         Metal - Nonmetal                3.44 -  1.31 = 2.13                     Ionic

b) SrCl₂        Metal -Nonmetal                  3.16 - 0.95 = 2.21                    Ionic

c) O₃             Nonmetal- Nonmetal          3.44 - 3.44 = 0                      Covalent

d) CH₄O       Nonmetal-Nonmetal           3.44 - 2.55 = 0.89                Covalent

   Carbon, Hydrogen and oxygen are nonmetals

2) Silver coins can conduct electricity.