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Question
One of the following compounds is not ionic in nature. This compound is:
(a) Lithium chloride
(b) Ammonium chloride
(c) Calcium chloride
(d) Carbon tetrachloride
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Solution
(d) Carbon tetrachloride
It is a covalent compound.
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