Chemical Bonding - Result Question 22
####22. Explain the difference in the nature of bonding in LiF and LiI.
(1996, 2M)
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Solution:
- Both $LiF$ and LiI are expected to be ionic compounds. However, LiI is predominantly covalent because of small size of $Li^{+}$and large size of iodide ion. A smaller cation and a larger anion introduces covalency in ionic compound.
