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Chlorine can bond with fluorine to form ClF. Chlorine can also bond with lithium to form LiCl. Which compound will have a greater partial charge?Question 2 options:A) Both compounds will have the same partial charge.B) ClFC) LiClD) Neither compound will have partial charge.

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In this question, we have two compounds, ClF and LiCl. The first molecule is a covalent compound, since we will not have donation of electrons but instead the sharing of electrons, but in this case, the difference of the electronegativity will cause this molecule to have Polar covalent bond, which will cause partial charges to occur. LiCl is a molecule in which we have a greater difference in electronegativity, which makes this molecule be an ionic molecule, and not covalent. Since ionic compounds have real charges, the only possible answer will be ClF, since they have partial charges. Letter B

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