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Q: What type of bonding would you expect in sulfur hexafluoride and why?
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What type of bonding would you expect in sulfur hexafluoride?

Covalent Bonding


What is the chemical equation for sulfur hexafluoride?

It is SF6 but i don't know how you would represent the chemical bonding formula and how you would solve it. its a tricky one.


What is a compound for SF6?

That would be sulfur hexafluoride. It is a very useful gas, but it's also the most potent greenhouse gas there is.


Would sulfur hexafluoride be classified as an ionic compound?

Sulfur hexafluoride has covalent bonds.


What type of bonding would you expect to find in the compound of sodium and sulfur?

As sodium is a metal, and sulphur is a non-metal, it would most likely be ionically bonded. Hence, undergoing Ionic Bonding.


How many ounces would 12.30 moles of sulfur hexafluoride weigh?

(63.29oz.)


What is the name for the compound H6 C6?

sulfur hexafluoride


Would you expect aluminum to be more like thallium or sulfur?

Sulfur


Would sulfur become a positive ion before bonding yes or no?

yes


Would you expect SO3 to exhibit delocalized pi bonding?

yes


What would s sulfur atom tend to do in bonding with another atom to form an ionic compound?

A sulfur atom tends to gain two electrons.


Why is the gas sulfur hexafluoride heavier then air?

The density of a gas is propotional to its molecular weight. Air is composed of primarily of nitrogen and oxygen, which have molecular weights of about 28 g/mol and 32 g/mol respectively. Sulfur hexafluoride has a molecular weight of about 146 g/mol, which would make it roughly 5 times denser than air.