Question

Dr. Laila Malik has been tasked to help her graduate student with making a ground-breaking molecule, but she has to start with helping the student understand how different elements bond to each other and the characteristics they have. Help Dr. Malik identify whether the following compounds are ionic or covalent: CaF2 Covalent Ionic

Answer 1

Ionic compounds are formed by metal and non-metal atoms, in this case, we have one atom of Calcium, which is a metal, and we also have fluorine, which is non-metal.

Therefore, the given compound is ionic.