Potassium nitrate is a polar molecule where electrons are both lost and gained. One atom of oxygen gains an electron, while potassium and nitrogen lose an electron.
The nature of the bond between nitrogen and oxygen is strongly covalent, with an electronegativity of 0.5. The nature of the bond between potassium and oxygen is both ionic and covalent, with an electronegativity of 1.7.
Potassium nitrate is a combination of two molecule structures: triangular planar (AX3) and bent (AX2E2).
No comments:
Post a Comment