(a) Estimate the value of f H(WCl 2 ) assuming it to be an ionic compound....

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(a) Estimate the value of ΔfH°(WCl2) assuming it to be an ionic compound. Comment on any assumptions made. [Data needed in addition to those in Tables 21.1, 22.1 and the Appendices: ΔfH°(CrCl2) = −397 kJ mol−1]. 

(b) What does your answer to (a) tell you about the likelihood of WCl2 being ionic?


Table 21.1.

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Table 22.1

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Inorganic Chemistry

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