Question

Unit 7 CER

Using your knowledge of chemistry and the information below determine if the unknown compound is covalent or ionic.
CaCl2
*Make sure to write your answer using complete sentences.
*Make sure your answer has a claim whether it is ionic or covalent.
*Cite at least 1 piece of evidence and your knowledge of chemistry to back up your claim.
*The reasoning or conclusion behind your claim.

Answer 1

Calcium has valency 2 and cl is diatomic molecule and 2 elctron is transferred to cl2 from calcium.ionic bond generally ocuurs in between metal and non metal.so due to transfer of electron, there exist ionic bond between cacl2