Question

calculate the percentage ionic character of Si-H bond in SiH4. Pauling electronegativities of Si and H are 1.8 and 2.1 respectively​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The difference in electronegativity for both bonds is approximately 0.3, but the

C-H

bond is considered to be nonpolar covalent, while the

Si-H

bond is considered to be polar covalent.

Because silicon is a larger atom than carbon, it will also have a larger electron cloud. This means that it has a greater polarizability than carbon does.

In the case of the

Si-H

bond, this will allow the more electronegative hydrogen to distort silicon's electron cloud and produce two partial charges, a positive one on the silicon and a negative one on the hydrogen.

As a result, the bond between silicon and hydrogen will indeed be considered polar covalent with a negative partial charge on the hydrogen atom.