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Fluorine, a nonmetal, has an Electronegativity value of 4.0, and Chlorine, a nonmetal, has a value of 3.0. The type of bond formed will be:

ionic
covalent
metallic
no way to determine the type of bond formed

Answer 1

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➷ It would be a covalent bond most likely. It cannot be an ionic bond as the two elements have the same number of electrons. It also couldn't be a metallic bond as they are obviously not metals.

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Answer 2

The following is true for electronegativity and the bonds formed between atoms:

• If the difference in electronegativity is between 0 to 0.4, then the type of bond formed will likely be covalent.

• If the difference is between 0.5 to 1.7, the bond is likely going to be polar covalent.

• If the difference is greater than 1.8, then the bond will likely be ionic.

The difference in electromagnetically is 1.0 (4.0-3.0=1.0). Thus, the bond will be polar covalent, which is a type of covalent bond.

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