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The compound aluminum nitride () is a compound semiconductor having mixed ionic and covalent bonding. The electronegativities for and are 1.5 and 3.0 respectively. Calculate the fraction of the bonding that is ionic.

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Answer:

Fraction ionic = 0.43

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question, we must, as first, find the fraction of the bond that is covalent using the equation:

Fraction Covalent = exp (-0.25*(Enitride - EAl)²)

Fraction covalent = exp (-0.25*(3.0- 1.5)²)

Fraction covalent = exp (-0.25*2.25)

Fraction covalent = exp (-0.5625)

Fraction covalent = 0.57

As:

1 = Fraction Covalent + Fraction Ionic:

Fraction ionic = 1 - 0.57

Fraction ionic = 0.43

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