compute the percentage ionic character of the interatomic bind for each of the following compounds :CaO,SiO2:and BaS
percentage of ionic character = 16 (XA-XB) + 3.5 (XA-XB)2
XA = element with higher electronegativity
XB = element with lower electronegativity
Electronegativity values
Ca =1 , O = 3.4 , Si = 1.9, Ba = 0.9 , S = 2.6
CaO :
percentage of ionic character = 16 (XA-XB) + 3.5 (XA-XB)2
= 16 (3.4 -1) + 3.5 ( 3.4 -1)2
= 58.56 %
SiO2 :
percentage of ionic character = 16 (XA-XB) + 3.5 (XA-XB)2
= 16 (3.4 -1.9) + 3.5 ( 3.4 -1.9)2
= 31.87 %
BaS :
percentage of ionic character = 16 (XA-XB) + 3.5 (XA-XB)2
= 16 (2.6 -0.9) + 3.5 ( 2.6 -0.9)2
= 37.31 %
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