{"id":204410,"date":"2025-03-21T20:12:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=204410"},"modified":"2025-03-21T20:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:12:25","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-an-ionic-compound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/21\/which-one-of-the-following-is-an-ionic-compound\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is an ionic compound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which one of the following is an ionic compound?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> a. ClO2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> b. H2O <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. TiO2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. SO2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e. CO2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>c. TiO\u2082 (Titanium dioxide).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine which compound is <strong>ionic<\/strong>, we need to understand the nature of chemical bonding. Ionic compounds are formed by the <strong>transfer of electrons<\/strong> between a <strong>metal<\/strong> and a <strong>non-metal<\/strong>, creating positively and negatively charged ions that are held together by electrostatic forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s analyze each option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ClO\u2082 (Chlorine dioxide)<\/strong> \u2013 This is a <strong>covalent compound<\/strong> because both <strong>chlorine (Cl)<\/strong> and <strong>oxygen (O)<\/strong> are nonmetals. Covalent bonds involve the <strong>sharing<\/strong> of electrons rather than transferring them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>H\u2082O (Water)<\/strong> \u2013 Water is a <strong>covalent compound<\/strong> because hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) are both nonmetals, and they share electrons in covalent bonds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TiO\u2082 (Titanium dioxide)<\/strong> \u2013 This is an <strong>ionic compound<\/strong> because <strong>titanium (Ti)<\/strong> is a <strong>metal<\/strong> and <strong>oxygen (O)<\/strong> is a <strong>nonmetal<\/strong>. Titanium donates electrons to oxygen, forming <strong>Ti\u2074\u207a and O\u00b2\u207b<\/strong> ions. The electrostatic attraction between these oppositely charged ions makes TiO\u2082 an ionic compound.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SO\u2082 (Sulfur dioxide)<\/strong> \u2013 This is a <strong>covalent compound<\/strong> because both sulfur (S) and oxygen (O) are nonmetals. The atoms share electrons rather than transferring them, which is characteristic of covalent bonding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CO\u2082 (Carbon dioxide)<\/strong> \u2013 Carbon (C) and oxygen (O) are both nonmetals, making CO\u2082 a <strong>covalent compound<\/strong>. The bonding occurs through electron sharing rather than ionic attraction.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, <strong>TiO\u2082 (Titanium dioxide) is the only ionic compound in the list.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is an ionic compound? a. ClO2 b. H2O c. TiO2 d. SO2 e. CO2 The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is c. TiO\u2082 (Titanium dioxide). Explanation: To determine which compound is ionic, we need to understand the nature of chemical bonding. 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