Is N2O5 ionic or molecular compound?

Answer 1

N2O5 is a molecular compound because it is composed of non-metals, which form covalent bonds when chemically combined.

Answer 2

You misunderstand between 'ionic' and 'molecular'.

Molecules can be either ionic or covalent.

An ionic molecule is sodium chloride. (NaCl = Na^(+) + Cl^(-))

N2O5 is a covalent molecule, where the electrons are 'shared' between atoms, a bit like 'linking arms'. The electron does NOT leave its parent atom, but shares itself with a combining atom.

NB In ionic molecules , the electron leaves its parent atom and combines into another atoms. Thereby giving opposite charges. These charged ions come together by electrostatic attrattion, to form the molecule; a bit like the N & S poles of a magnet.

Answer 3

N2O5 is a molecular compound. It is made up of nonmetal elements nitrogen and oxygen and forms covalent bonds between the atoms.