
Carnallite in solution in water shows the properties of

Important Questions on Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

For the molecules and what is the correct arrangement of bonds in order of increasing ionic character?



Two elements and have electronegativities and respectively. The nature of bond between and would be

Assuming is an ionic compound and are the ionic radii of and respectively. The lattice energy of the compound is proportional to:

Match the following species with the correct number of electrons present in them:
Species | Number of Electrons |

The following table represents the elements and the atomic number. With reference to this, answer the following using only the alphabets given in the table.
Element | Atomic number |
Name the element which forms an ionic compound with chlorine.



The electronic configuration of element X is and the electronic configuration of element Y is . Then the type of bond formed between these two elements is


Give a reason for the following:
Ionic compounds have a high melting point.


Find out the correct order of ionic character in the following molecules

Draw the electron dot diagram for the compound given below. Represent the electrons by (.) and (x) in the diagram.
- Calcium oxide [Atomic No. of and ]


What should be the correct order of lattice energy values of the following alkali halides?
and


Thus process of formation of in gas phase is unfavourable though is isoelectronic with neon. It is due to the fact that,

