Conceptual Physical Science Plus Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)

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Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt

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Chapter 15, Problem 5RAT

In terms of the periodic table, is there an abrupt or a gradual change between ionic and covalent bonds?

(a) An abrupt change occurs across the metalloids.
(b) Actually, any element of the periodic table can form a covalent bond.
(c) There is a gradual change: the farther apart, the more ionic.
(d) Whether an element forms one or the other depends on nuclear chaise, not on the relative positions in the periodic table.

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Conceptual Physical Science Plus Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)

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