Arrange the following bonds in order of increasing ionic character. assign number 1 as the highest and 6 as the lowest. a. carbon-hydrogen b. fluorine-hydrogen c. bromine-hydrogen d. sodium-chlorine e. potassium-fluorine f. lithium-chlorine
Answer: Potassium to fluorine, fluorine to nitrogen, bromine to hydrogen, carbon to hydrogen, lithium to chlorine, sodium to chlorine. Explanation: Ionic bond is greater when the electronegativity difference existing between the two atoms are large causing the bonding to be more polar.
