Chapter 8, Problem 89RQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The actual charge on cesium and fluorine atoms in $\text{CsF}$ is to be calculated and the percentage of full $1+$ and $1-$ charges is to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

An ionic compound is a compound in which positive and negative ions are held together by electrostatic forces.

The evaluation of the polarity of a chemical bond within a polar molecule is considered as a dipole moment and it is represented by $\mu$.

The dipole moments are expressed in Debye units which are represented by $\text{D}$, where

$1\text{D}=3.34\times {10}^{-30}\text{Cm}\left(\text{coulomb}\times \text{meter}\right)$.