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Yes. All chemical compounds, ionic and covalent, contain 2 or more elements.
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Is NaBrO3 molecular or ionic?
If a compound contains at least one metal atom and at least one nonmetal atom, the compound is ionic. Na (Sodium) is a metal. Br (Bromine) is a nonmetal. Therefore, the compound NaBr is ionic.
Why all compounds are molecules but not all molecules are compound?
A few elements normally exist as molecules: hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and the halogen gasses of group 7 on the periodic table. Two atoms of these gasses will combine to form a molecule (such as H2, O2, Cl2), but since they are the same type of atom, they are not compounds.
Are molecular compounds made up of metals or nonmetals?
Some molecular compounds, such as methyl mercury, contain both metals and nonmetals. Most molecular compounds contain only nonmetals, and all molecular compounds contain at least one nonmetal element.
Why is aluminum fluoride ionic and aluminum iodide is covalent?
Aluminium iodide is covalent because the electron pair is easily dragged away from the iodide ion. On the other hand, aluminium fluoride is ionic because the aluminium ion can't polarise the small fluoride ion sufficiently to form a covalent bond.
What element is least likely to form an ionic bond with sodium?
Argon
Why do ionic compounds include at least one metal?
Ionic compounds do not require the presence of a metal, for example ammonium chloride is ionic and does not contain a metallic element. What is true is that the majority of ionic compounds involve at least one metal.Most ionic compound include a metal because metals readily form positive ions while nonmetals do not, with the exception of some polyatomic ions.
Why do ionic compounds need at least one metal?
Ionic compounds do not require the presence of a metal, for example ammonium chloride is ionic and does not contain a metallic element. What is true is that the majority of ionic compounds involve at least one metal.
Ionic compounds often have higher melting point than metals. Using at least 2 properties of ionic compounds explain why is cookware not made from ionic compounds?
1) Ionic compounds are not good heat conductors 2) Ionic compounds are not malleable
Is gasoline a primarily ionic compounds or convalent compounds?
Most gasoline is at least 99 % by mass covalent compounds.
Can compounds be further divided?
Yes. By definition, compounds contain at least two distinct elements and can be separated into these elements.
What is the name of a bond with a pair of elements that form a bond with the least ionic character?
The least ionic type of bond is a covalent bond.
What properties may be used to form ionic compound?
The atoms which do involving in ionic bonds should have an electronegativity difference at least 1.7 according to Pauling's scale.
How are elements and compounds the same?
An element is a material that consists of a single type of atom. Each atom type contains the same number of protons. Chemical bonds link elements together to form more complex molecules called compounds. A compound consists of two or more types of elements held together by covalent or ionic bonds.
Why do ionic compouds include at least one metal?
This is really a Chemistry question. Ionic bonds require ions of positive and negative charge: metals are positive, and only metals. Non metals are negative. Therefore, metal ions and non-metal ions form ionic compounds.
Are elements denser than compounds?
Elements are often denser than compounds, but not always. In fact the least dense substance known is hydrogen, which is an element.
What do you find least of in nature elements compounds or mixtures?
Elements. There are only about ninety of these found in nature, compared with millions of compounds and even more mixtures.
What is the pair of elements that forms a bond with the least ionic character?
O and Cl
