Chemical Bonding - Result Question 123

22. Explain the difference in the nature of bonding in LiF and LiI.

(1996, 2M)

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Solution:

Both $LiF$ and $LiI$ are expected to be ionic compounds. However, $LiI$ is predominantly covalent because of small size of $Li^{+}$ and large size of iodide ion. A smaller cation and a larger anion introduces covalency in ionic compounds.



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