Chemistry (7th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321943171
ISBN 13: 978-0-32194-317-0

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Worked Example - Page 60: 18

Answer

(a) This figure represents an ionic compound because the strong electrical attraction between the positive and the negative ions is responsible to create an ionic solid, where each ion is surrounded by other nearby ions of the other type. (b) This figure represents a molecular compound.This type of compound appears in a more dispersed way, since there are no electrical attraction between all molecules.

Work Step by Step

(a) This figure represents an ionic compound because the strong electrical attraction between the positive and the negative ions is responsible to create an ionic solid, where each ion is surrounded by other nearby ions of the other type. (b) This figure represents a molecular compound.This type of compound appears in a more dispersed way, since there are no electrical attraction between all molecules.
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