Many metals form compounds with s-block elements that are essentially entirely ionic. However, elements like silver, copper, lithium and so on, can form bonds that are significantly covalent in character. What are the factors that govern whether a particular metal will bond with significant covalent character? Is this linked to hardness and softness?
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$\begingroup$ chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/429/…, chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/27735/… $\endgroup$ – Mithoron Apr 13 '15 at 14:31
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$\begingroup$ That depends on compounds with which they create bonds and oxidation numbers. $\endgroup$ – Mithoron Apr 13 '15 at 14:44
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$\begingroup$ chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/9038/…, chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/16261/… $\endgroup$ – Mithoron Apr 13 '15 at 14:53
