Answer to Question #67653 in General Chemistry for Michele Edwards

Question

List the following bonds in order of increasing ionic character: the rubidium to fluorine bond in RbF, the magnesium to oxygen bond in MgO, the nitrogen to nitrogen bond in N2, the phosphorus to fluorine bond in PF3, and the oxygen to fluorine bond in OF2.

Answer 1

increasing ionic character:
N-N < O-F < P-F < Mg-O < Rb-F