Chlorine reacts with sodium to form ionic sodium chloride while chlorine reacts with hydrogen to form covalent hydrogen chloride.
The nature of bonding between atoms depends on their relative difference in electronegativity.
Chemical bonding is the process by which atoms come together to form compounds.
There are different kinds of chemical bonds;
- Ionic or electrovalent bond
- Covalent bond
- Metallic bond
An ionic bond is formed when there is high electronegativity difference between the bonding atoms. Typically, this type of bond is formed when the electronegativity difference is about 2.0 and above.
For a covalent bond, an electronegativity difference of about 0.4 - 1.7 is considered a polar covalent bond. Lower values of electronegativity difference corresponds to a nonpolar bond.
The electronegativity difference between sodium and chlorine is about 2.23. This corresponds to a pure ionic bond. The compound is composed of chlorine and sodium ion pairs alternately located in a crystal lattice as shown in the image attached.
The electronegativity difference between chlorine and hydrogen is about 0.96. This corresponds to a polar covalent bond. The negative end of the dipole points towards chlorine while the positive end of the dipole points towards hydrogen.
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