Why is fecl3 a covalent bond?
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Chloride is an ionic compound, its formula unit is
F
e
C
l
3
. This indicates that
F
e
C
l
3
is the smallest repeating unit within the repeating crystal lattice structure of the compound.
In general, ionic compounds are classified as ones that are composed of both a metal and a nonmetal.
The metal cation and nonmetal anion are attracted to each other, and in order to fill the octet rule will give up or accept electron to fill their valence shell.
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