Ionic
Cadmium hydroxide is an ionic compound. It consists of a cadmium cation (Cd2+) and a hydroxide anion (OH-) held together by ionic bonds.
Beryllium fluoride is an ionic compound. Beryllium, a metal, forms cations while fluoride, a nonmetal, forms anions, resulting in a transfer of electrons and the formation of ionic bonds.
Aluminum fluoride is an ionic compound. It is composed of aluminum cations (Al3+) and fluoride anions (F-) held together by ionic bonds, which result from the transfer of electrons from aluminum to fluoride.
Oxygen fluoride is covalent. It is a molecule composed of nonmetals (oxygen and fluorine) that share electrons to form covalent bonds.
No, calcium fluoride is an ionic compound. It is composed of a metal (calcium) and a nonmetal (fluorine), which typically form ionic bonds. Covalent compounds are formed between two nonmetals.
Covalent
Cadmium hydroxide is an ionic compound. It consists of a cadmium cation (Cd2+) and a hydroxide anion (OH-) held together by ionic bonds.
Beryllium fluoride is an ionic compound. Beryllium, a metal, forms cations while fluoride, a nonmetal, forms anions, resulting in a transfer of electrons and the formation of ionic bonds.
Aluminum fluoride is an ionic compound. It is composed of aluminum cations (Al3+) and fluoride anions (F-) held together by ionic bonds, which result from the transfer of electrons from aluminum to fluoride.
Oxygen fluoride is covalent. It is a molecule composed of nonmetals (oxygen and fluorine) that share electrons to form covalent bonds.
No, calcium fluoride is an ionic compound. It is composed of a metal (calcium) and a nonmetal (fluorine), which typically form ionic bonds. Covalent compounds are formed between two nonmetals.
Rubidium fluoride has an ionic bond. Rubidium is a metal and fluoride is a nonmetal, so they form an ionic bond by transferring electrons from rubidium to fluoride, resulting in the formation of charged ions that are held together by electrostatic forces.
Boron fluoride (BF3) is a covalent compound. It forms covalent bonds between boron and fluorine atoms through the sharing of electrons.
Cadmium Fluoride
Calcium fluoride is an example of an ionic compound, not a covalent compound. Covalent compounds form between two nonmetals, while ionic compounds form between a metal and a nonmetal.
The cadmium ion has a 2+ charge and each fluoride ion has a 1- charge, so two fluoride ions are needed to balance the 2+ charge of cadmium. Two F- ions provide a total negative charge of 2- to balance the 2+ charge of cadmium.
No, lithium fluoride does not have a covalent bond. It has an ionic bond between lithium cations and fluoride anions. The lithium atom donates its electron to the fluorine atom, forming a strong electrostatic attraction between the opposite charges.