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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is calcium carbide ionic or covalent compound ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ionic calcium ion 2+ carbide ion 2-

OpenStudy (rainbow_dash):

An easier way i was taught to look at ionic and covalent compounds is that gases "share" electrons, while ionic bonds "steal" electrons. Ionics will always be a bond between an alkali metal and a gas.

OpenStudy (chmvijay):

covalent i think

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Calcium is a very active metal, and forms no covalent compounds at all.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its covalent

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