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Which of the following are likely to form an ionic bond?

copper atoms
hydrogen atoms
hydrogen and oxygen atoms
copper and fluorine atoms

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Answer: Hydrogen and oxygen atoms, hope I helped! :P

User Cnsvnc
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ionic bond is formed by metals and non metals so copper reacts with fluorine by donating 2 electrons to two fluorine atoms so as to gain an octet structure.
Cu + Fl₂→ CuFl₂
Cu²⁺ + Fl⁻→ CuFl₂
copper atoms have metallic bonds so also hydrogen atoms. while hydrogen and oxygen atoms have covalent bonds.

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