Why Lithium iodide is more covalent in character than Lithium chloride?
Asked by ankit.bhardwaj | 3rd Sep, 2010, 12:00: AM
Expert Answer:
lithium iodide is more covalent than lithium chloride because the electronegativity in halogens is in the following sequence F>Cl>Br>I.
Thus flourine is most electronegative while iodine is least in halogens.
Covalent character of bond increases down the group so i.e. F
Answered by | 4th Sep, 2010, 04:25: PM
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