Can helium and chlorine combine to form an ionic compound?

Answer 1

No, it rarely bonds with other elements, and if it does the only one it would bond with would be Fluorine, which they have done before, and if and when it bonds with fluorine and/or oxygen, it would form a covalent bond.

If you were to to take either of the two elements and try to perform an chemical reaction, when you find the electro negativity (ΔEn, which is equal to En2-En1) you will notice that it will fall below 0.5 or greater than 1.7 , which will be a covalent bond (an ionic bond will be between 0.5 and 1.7).

Answer 2

Helium and oxygen will not form an ionic compound: Helium already has a highly stable electronic configuration and will neither accept nor donate an electron without a large external energy input.

Answer 3

First and foremost, Helium is a noble gas, and you would rarely find it forming a compound in nature. Only in a laboratory could you make helium combine, or under extreme conditions. Secondly, an Ionic Compound is one formed by a metal and non-metal. For example, NaCl is an ionic compound. Sodium being the metal and chlorine the non-metal. So Helium and Chlorine would not combine to form an ionic compound.

Answer 4

On the contrary, they would form a covalent bond, as they are both non-metals.

Answer 5

No. helium is chemically inert and doesn't form any compounds

Answer 6

no because helium is a noble gas and nobles gases don't form ionic compounds with other elements

Answer 7

Helium is the most inert of all elements, and it does not form any compounds at all, under any circumstances.

Answer 8

no. helium is chemically inert and will not form bond with any element (including carbon)