alleryStart learning →A bond forms between a metal atom and a nonmetal atom. What character does that bond usually have?
AIonic character
BCovalent character
CMetallic character
DNo bond character
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ionic character
1. Metals give up electrons easily, while nonmetals take electrons readily.
2. That mismatch favors a transfer of electrons rather than a shared pair.
3. A transfer produces a cation and an anion held by electrostatic attraction, which is an ionic bond.
4. Two nonmetals bonded together would instead share electrons and give covalent character.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry (CC BY 4.0), Chs 7 and 17, section 7.2 Covalent Bonding_
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