When a Binary Compound Is Composed of a Metal and a Non-Metal

question 204

Multiple Choice

When a binary compound is composed of a metal and a non-metal it is called ________.

• A) binary ionic
• B) binary covalent
• C) binary coordinate
• D) either B or C

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