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Why is LiF ionic and not molecular?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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Vnicksic

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12y ago

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Covalent bonding involves the sharing of electrons.

Lithium atoms have one positive charge, and Fluorine has on negative. Lithium gives up its positive charge so that the outer shells are filled fully.

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11y ago

Yes,because the electronegitivity of F is bigger than Li.

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11y ago

Lithium fluoride is an ionic compound. Generally, a compound containing a metal and a nonmetal will be ionic.

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9y ago

Lithium fluoride is an electrolyte.

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12y ago

Yes it is.

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14y ago

yes.

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13y ago

ionic

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Jayde Thomas

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4y ago

covalant\

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