Cl2O7 Classification of Compounds: The usual way in determining whether a compound is covalent or ionic is to look at the constituting elements. If the compound is composed of a metal and a non metal, then it is ionic and if the compound is composed of non metals only, then it is a ...
When naming compounds, we have to identify whether the compound is ionic or covalent. Covalent compounds are those made up of nonmetals and some metalloids. If the compound is covalent, we name it as follow: 1. We name the first element by its elemental name. The number of ...