Partial ionic and covalent character
It is possible to have interatomic bonds that are partially ionic and partially covalent, and, in fact, very few compounds exhibit pure ionic or covalent bonding. For a compound, the degree of either bond type depends on the difference in their
electronegativities. The greater the difference in electronegativity, the more ionic the bond.
How to Calculate Percent ionic character?
Percent ionic character calculator uses Percent Ionic Character = 100*(1-exp(-0.25*(Electronegativity of element A-Electronegativity of element B)^2)) to calculate the Percent Ionic Character, Percent ionic character is a measure of compound or molecule's ionic and covalent character. Higher magnitude of this value represents that the bonding is more ionic in nature. Percent Ionic Character is denoted by % ionic character symbol.
How to calculate Percent ionic character using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Percent ionic character, enter Electronegativity of element A (XA) & Electronegativity of element B (XB) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Percent ionic character calculation can be explained with given input values -> 63.21206 = 100*(1-exp(-0.25*(1.2-3.2)^2)).