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What type of bonding is likely to dominate in TeO2 and LiCl?
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What type of bonding is likely to dominate in TeO2 and LiCl?
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What type of bonding is likely to dominate in TeO2 and LiCl?
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What type of bonding is likely to dominate in TeO2 and LiCl?
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LiCl is ionic because of the large difference in electronegativities (chlorine is more electronegative than lithium so it essentially "captures" the electrons in the bond making it ionic due to an electron transfer). Not sure about TeO2 though...
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