Complete the following tasks for each of these 8 compounds: Na 2 O, HCl, MgO, CH

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1. Complete the following tasks for each of these 8 compounds: Na2O, HCl, MgO, CH3Cl, H2O, CH4, NaF, PF3
   1. Classify the compound as either ionic or covalent
   2. If the compound is ionic, then list the charges for each ion in the compound
   3. If the compound is covalent, then draw the Lewis structure and then determine if the molecule is polar or nonpolar

1. Complete the following tasks for each of these 8 compounds: Na2O, HCl, MgO, CH3Cl, H2O, CH4, NaF, PF3
   1. Classify the compound as either ionic or covalent
   2. If the compound is ionic, then list the charges for each ion in the compound
   3. If the compound is covalent, then draw the Lewis structure and then determine if the molecule is polar or nonpolar

Explanation / Answer

Na2O, HCl, MgO, NaF - ionic

charge in Na2O = Na = +1 O = +2

charge in HCl = H = +1 Cl = +1

charge in MgO = Mg +1 O= +2

charge in NaF = Na = +1 F = +1

CH3Cl, H2O, CH4, PF3 - Covalent

CH3Cl, H2O are polar

CH4, PF3 are non polar

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