Chemical bonding
Asked by Sampoorna Sridhar · 5 years ago
How will MgF form a stable ionic bond and not NaF According to Fajans rule big size of cation should form a stable ionic bond right?
3 Answers
The ionic bond between Mg and F is most stable because in these the electrostatic force of attraction is maximum.
Aditi Ghuge · 5 years ago
Because Mg2+ has higher charge....I guess this is the reason
Rakshitha Balaji · 5 years ago
Since the anion F is common here...According to fajans rule, covalent character is directly proportional to charge and inversly to size of the CATION..so MgF will be more covalent than NaF..(as MgF is smaller in size,and grter in charge.....but if u r asking MgF is more ionic then it may be a expection....(maybe Lattice energy)
manish gaikwad · 5 years ago
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