Which of the following compounds of chlorine contains both ionic and covalent bonds?

Question

Which of the following compounds of chlorine contains both ionic and covalent bonds? (A) NaCI (B)  NaClO4  (C)  PCl3 (D)  POCl3

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NaClO 4 contains both ionic and covalent bonds. Na is highly electropositive and ClO 4-is highly electronegative, so they will form ionic bond. Perchlorate ion, ClO 4-has a tetrahedral structure with s p3 hybridisation. Cl and O are bonded through covalent bonds.

Q. Which of the following compounds of chlorine contains both ionic and covalent bonds?

$N a C I$

$N a Cl O_{4}$

$PC l_{3}$

$POC l_{3}$

$N a Cl O_{4}$ contains both ionic and covalent bonds. $N a$ is highly electropositive and $Cl O_{4}^{-}$ is highly electronegative, so they will form ionic bond. Perchlorate ion, $Cl O_{4}^{-}$ has a tetrahedral structure with $s p^{3}$ hybridisation. $Cl$ and $O$ are bonded through covalent bonds.

Q. Which of the following compounds of chlorine contains both ionic and covalent bonds?

NaCI

NaClO4​

PCl3​

POCl3​

NaClO4​ contains both ionic and covalent bonds. Na is highly electropositive and ClO4−​is highly electronegative, so they will form ionic bond. Perchlorate ion, ClO4−​has a tetrahedral structure with sp3 hybridisation. Cl and O are bonded through covalent bonds.

$N a C I$

$N a Cl O_{4}$

$PC l_{3}$

$POC l_{3}$