Copper ll Chloride is a solid compound. What makes copper and chloride bond to form this neutral compound?

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thoughts? considering that copper is a metal and chlorine is a non-metal, what type of bond will they form? ionic, covalent, or metallic? once you've identified the bond type, you can describe what's happening in terms of the electrons/electrostatic forces. https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Chemical_Bonding/Fundamentals_of_Chemical_Bonding/Covalent_Bonds_vs_Ionic_Bonds