Is chlorine a covalent or ionic bonding?

Answer 1

can be either ionic or covanelt. The covalent bond of chlorine can be shown by Cl2 because an electron pair is shared. (each chlorine atom only has 7 electrons so they share one each with the other to complete their octet) The ionic bonding of chlorine can be shown by NaCl: Ionic bonding occurs when positive and negative valency's come together so the valency equals 0. Na has a valency of +1, Cl has a valency of -1 so these two elements come together by their charge.

Answer 2

Chlorine can form both ionic compounds and covalent compounds.

If the electronegativity difference between the two atoms is above 1.7, then ionic bond is formed and if the difference is below 1.7, then covalent bond is formed.

Answer 3

The single bond in Cl2 is covalent. Chlorine is an element. It normally comes in the form of covalently bonded molecules but can exist to a small degree as single, unbonded atoms.

Answer 4

Covalent, because they are both non-metals