Is cesium bromide an ionic or covalent compound?
1 Answer
Cesium bromide,
Explanation:
Usually a bond between a metal and a nonmetal is ionic. Cesium is a metal and bromine is a nonmetal. In addition, we can look at the difference in electronegativity between the two elements.
Electronegativity (EN) is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself. Metals tend to have lower ENs than nonmetals.
A difference in electronegativity
Cesium's EN is
Ionic compounds which do not contain
For more information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronegativity