An example of a compound that contains both ionic and covalent bonds is ammonium chloride (NH4Cl). In this compound, the bond between the ammonium ion (NH4+) and the chloride ion (Cl-) is ionic, while the bonds within the ammonium ion itself (N–H) are covalent.
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Cu2O, also known as copper(I) oxide, is an ionic compound. It is composed of copper ions (Cu+) and oxide ions (O2-), which are held together by ionic bonds.
NaCl contains ionic bonds, NH3 contains covalent bonds, K2S contains ionic bonds, and Li3N contains ionic bonds.
NaCH2CO2 is a compound, not a bond. It contains sodium (Na) which forms ionic bonds with the acetate ion (CH2CO2), which contains covalent bonds within the acetate group.
C3H4OH(COOH)3 is a molecular compound. It contains covalent bonds between its constituent atoms rather than ionic bonds.
No, HgCO3 is not a typical ionic compound. It is a covalent compound because it contains a metal (Hg) and a polyatomic ion (CO3) bound together by covalent bonds.