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Identify the following as either Ionic or Covalent Compounds:

1. Potassium bromide

2. Lithium carbonate

3. Magnesium nitrate

4. Phosphoric Acid

5. Sodium oxide

6. Carbon tetrachloride

7. Beryllium chloride

8. Aluminum bromide

9. Phosphorous trichloride

10. Ethanol

11. Iron III Oxide

12. Potassium chloride

13. Magnesium oxide

14. Sodium hydroxide

15. Strontium nitrate

16. ammonium phosphide

17. NaCl

18. KF

19. Li2(CO3)

20. CaSO4

21. AlBr3

22. CuCl2

23. NH3

24. NH4Cl

25. Al2(SO4)3

26. SO3

27. NH4NO3

28. H2SO4

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Questions 1-16: Ionic compounds are composed of a cation (usually a metal ion) and a nonmetal anion or polyatomic anion. A covalent compound is made up of nonmetals. Therefore, all the compounds that start with potassium, lithium, magnesium, sodium, ...

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