Bonding triangles can be used to predict the properties of an element or binary compound
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Problem
Bonding triangles can be used to predict the properties of an element or binary compound. What data are used to determine a compound's position in a bonding triangle?
- I** the difference in the electronegativities of the elements
- II** the % ionic character of the compound
- III** the average electronegativity of the elements
(1) I and II
(2) II and III
(3) I and III
(4) I, II and III