{"id":204412,"date":"2025-03-21T20:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=204412"},"modified":"2025-03-21T20:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:19:20","slug":"which-of-these-are-ionic-compounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/21\/which-of-these-are-ionic-compounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of these are ionic compounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of these are ionic compounds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l B a O<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l NH4CI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l KI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l NH3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l \u0406\u0421\u0406<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l SO2<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Identifying Ionic Compounds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine which of the given substances are <strong>ionic compounds<\/strong>, we need to understand the nature of ionic bonding. Ionic compounds form when <strong>a metal transfers electrons to a non-metal<\/strong>, resulting in oppositely charged ions that attract each other. This generally occurs between elements with <strong>a large difference in electronegativity<\/strong> (such as metals and nonmetals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s analyze each compound:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BaO (Barium Oxide) \u2192 Ionic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Barium (Ba)<\/strong> is a metal, and <strong>Oxygen (O)<\/strong> is a nonmetal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ba donates electrons to O<\/strong>, forming <strong>Ba\u00b2\u207a<\/strong> and <strong>O\u00b2\u207b<\/strong> ions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since it consists of a metal and a nonmetal, <strong>BaO is ionic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NH\u2084Cl (Ammonium Chloride) \u2192 Ionic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contains <strong>NH\u2084\u207a (Ammonium ion, a polyatomic ion)<\/strong> and <strong>Cl\u207b (Chloride ion)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even though <strong>NH\u2084\u207a is a covalently bonded polyatomic ion<\/strong>, the bond between <strong>NH\u2084\u207a and Cl\u207b is ionic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thus, NH\u2084Cl is ionic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>KI (Potassium Iodide) \u2192 Ionic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Potassium (K) is a metal<\/strong>, and <strong>Iodine (I) is a nonmetal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K donates an electron to I<\/strong>, forming <strong>K\u207a and I\u207b<\/strong> ions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>KI is an ionic compound<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NH\u2083 (Ammonia) \u2192 Covalent<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Composed of <strong>only nonmetals (Nitrogen and Hydrogen)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electrons are shared, not transferred<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NH\u2083 is a covalent compound<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ICl (Iodine Chloride) \u2192 Covalent<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Made of <strong>two nonmetals (Iodine and Chlorine)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electrons are shared<\/strong> rather than transferred.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ICl is a covalent compound<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SO\u2082 (Sulfur Dioxide) \u2192 Covalent<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sulfur and Oxygen are both nonmetals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electrons are shared<\/strong>, forming covalent bonds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SO\u2082 is covalent<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final Answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Ionic Compounds:<\/strong> <strong>BaO, NH\u2084Cl, KI<\/strong><br>\u274c <strong>Covalent Compounds:<\/strong> <strong>NH\u2083, ICl, SO\u2082<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ionic compounds generally have <strong>high melting and boiling points, conduct electricity when dissolved in water, and are solid at room temperature<\/strong>. Covalent compounds, on the other hand, can be gases, liquids, or solids and have lower melting points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of these are ionic compounds? l B a O l NH4CI l KI l NH3 l \u0406\u0421\u0406 l SO2 The correct answer and explanation is : Identifying Ionic Compounds To determine which of the given substances are ionic compounds, we need to understand the nature of ionic bonding. 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