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Offline iyc

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"prefer" ionic bond or colvanent bond
« on: January 17, 2005, 08:26:47 AM »
If there is a Na atom and 2 Cl atoms, what would Cl atom prefer to form ionic compund with Na atom or covalent compound with Cl atom (i.e. NaCl or Cl2) ?
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Re:"prefer" ionic bond or colvanent bond
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2005, 02:01:27 PM »
well chlorine already comes as a diatomic molecule Cl2
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Re:"prefer" ionic bond or colvanent bond
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2005, 03:42:34 PM »
Cl can be transient monatomic.
Even if it couldn't, it's a  question that has its answer in thermodynamics, like in bond energy of NaCl vs Cl2.
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