Why is aluminum fluoride ionic and aluminum iodide is covalent?

Answer 1

Aluminium iodide is covalent because the electron pair is easily dragged away from the iodide ion. On the other hand, aluminium fluoride is ionic because the aluminium ion can't polarise the small fluoride ion sufficiently to form a covalent bond.

Answer 2

AlF3 - Ionic compound ( formula compound)

- Type I - Binary ionic compound

- Ionic charges Al (+3) and F (-1)

- EN (electronegativity) Al is 1.61

- EN (electronegativity) F is 3.98

- the difference in electronegativity is 2.37

The fluorine atom (F) is the most electronegative of all the elements, and the francium atom (Fr) is the least electronegative of all the elements.

Answer 3

ionic because it is a nonmetal and a metal

Answer 4

aluminum fluoride ionic in nature this concept explain on the basis of fazan rule

Answer 5

The chemical formula of aluminium fluoride is AlF3.
This compound is ionic.