Question

Select the characteristics that will probably yield an ionic bond. Each answer refers to two atoms, Atom X and Atom Y. Atom X is referred to first, and Atom Y is referred to second. 1.low E.N., low E.N. 2.high E.N., low E.N. 3.high E.N., high E.N. 4.low I.E., low I.E. 5.low I.E., high I.E. 6.high I.E., high I.E.

Answer 1

What?

Answer 2

high EN and low EN atoms would yield an ionic bond.. ionic bonds have high electron negativity differences