Shweta Thakur posted an Question
June 14, 2020 • 00:33 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Chemistry (CY)

Potassium superoxide is ionic or covelent plz explain

potassium superoxide is ionic or covelent plz explain ..

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  • Suman Kumar

    Sweta no compound is 100% ionic or covalent. If any compound has more than 50% of any bond character that will be the nature of bond. Alkali metal are definitely most iconic compound

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    Dinesh khalmaniya 1 Best Answer

    Potassium superoxide is the inorganic compound with the formula KO₂. It is a yellow paramagnetic solid that decomposes in moist air. It is a rare example of a stable salt of the superoxide anion.

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    it is ionic. consist of K+ and O2- ions

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    ok

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    o2-main covalent bond hi hai

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    yes

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    ok

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    please accept the answer

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    thank you 🙏

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    Lingareddy 1 best-answer

    Potassium superoxide is produced by burning molten potassium in an atmosphere of oxygen. ions, linked by ionic bonding. The O−O distance is 1.28 Å.

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    sir this is both ionic and covelent . isn't it

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