Chemical Bonding - Result Question 113

12. The compound which contains both ionic and covalent bonds is

(1979, 1M)

(a) $CH _4$

(b) $H _2$

(c) $KCN$

(d) $KCl$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 12. (c)

Solution:

  1. In $KCN$, the bonding between potassium ion and cyanide ion is ionic while carbon and nitrogen are covalently bonded in cyanide ion as: