Question

The bond between B and C will be ______.

Options

• Ionic

• Covalent

• Hydrogen

• Coordinate

Answer 1

The bond between B and C will be covalent.

Explanation:

The element \[\ce{B}\] represents the electronic configuration of phosphorus atom and element \[\ce{C}\] represents the electronic configuration of chlorine atom. Both phosphorus and chlorine are non-metals hence the bonding forming between them will be a covalent bond.