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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Types of Chemical Bonds

Question 9 • ISA CA-Chemistry A

Chlorine monofluoride

Answer
A
ClF
B
FCl
C
Cl1F1

Explanation

For a binary molecular compound, write the less electronegative element first. Chlorine is less electronegative than fluorine, so chlorine comes before fluorine. The formula is ClF, choice A; the 1 atoms are not written as subscripts.

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