Is $BeF_2$ ionic or covalent?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-30T01:59:02

Ionic.

All we have to do is identify the elements present in this compound.

Generally, a metal (cation) and a non-metal (anion), will form an ionic compound.

A compound formed between non-metals are generally covalent compounds.

Here, we have $Be$ and $F$ . By looking at a periodic table, we see that $Be$ is a metal and $F$ is a non-metal.

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Therefore, $BeF_"2"$ is an ionic compound.

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