Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a binary compound used in semiconductor devices
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Problem
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a binary compound used in semiconductor devices. Predict whether the bonding in GaAs is best characterized as ionic, covalent, or metallic. Provide two distinct arguments based on the positions of Ga and As in the periodic table and their electronegativities.