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Is Cu(OH)2 a covalent bond , an ionic bond or both?

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The bond between the Cu²⁺ and OH⁻ ions is, well, ionic. However, the bond between the O and the H in the OH⁻ ion is covalent. So Cu(OH)₂ is, as a whole, an ionic compound, but it contains or comprises both ionic and covalent bonds.

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