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A "spectrum" of sorts exists when it comes to bonding. Ionic is an one end and covalent is at the other. Electronegativity difference between constituent elements is what determines a compound's placement on this bonding spectrum. Cesium fluoride, for instance, has the greatest electronegativity difference of any metal-nonmetal combination. Therefore, CsF is very near the ionic extreme of the bonding spectrum. However, even this formula unit will exhibit tiny amounts of covalent character based upon the random motion of electrons.

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