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Iron chloride (FeCl2 or FeCl3) would have to be considered as a COVALENT compound. The reason for this is that the Cl has an electronegativity (EN) value of 3.16 and Fe has an EN value of 1.83. The difference is 1.33, and it is widely accepted that to be ionic, the EN difference should exceed 1.7. Of course, iron chloride will have some ionic character, but it should more properly be classed as a polar covalent molecule. Just because it is a metal bound to a non metal, does NOT make it ionic. This is a fallacy.
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∙ 7y agoiron chlorides are ionic compounds.
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Is iron II chloride an ionic or covalent bond?
ionic
Fes2 ionic or covalent?
Iron(III) chloride is an ionic compound.
What are examples of ionic and covalent bonding?
ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water
Is calcium chloride ionic covalent or metallic?
Calcium chloride is ionic.
What examples are there for ionic and covalent bonding?
ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water
Is iron II chloride an ionic or covalent bond?
ionic
Fes2 ionic or covalent?
Iron(III) chloride is an ionic compound.
Is sodium chloride ionic or covalent?
No, but the bond in sodium chloride is covalent.
What are examples of ionic and covalent bonding?
ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water
Is sodium chloride an ionic or covalent bond?
Sodium chloride is ionic
Is ammonium chloride ionic or covalent?
It is ionic.
Is Bramine Chloride ionic or covalent?
Covalent
Is chloride gas ionic or covalent?
Covalent
Is calcium chloride ionic covalent or metallic?
Calcium chloride is ionic.
Is potassium chloride an ionic or covalent?
Ionic
Is strontium chloride ionic or covalent bond?
Strontium chloride is an ionic compound.
What examples are there for ionic and covalent bonding?
ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water ionic - Sodium Chloride Covalent - Water
