Answer: [tex]CsF[/tex] > [tex]SrF_2[/tex] > [tex]OF_2[/tex] > [tex]F_2[/tex]
Explanation:
The percent ionic character is used to determine if a bond is more ionic or covalent. More is the percent ionic character, the more ionic the molecule is. If the electronegativity difference between two elements is higher than 1.7 it will be considered as ionic.
The electronegativity difference for CsF is (3.98-0.79) = 3.19
The electronegativity difference for [tex]OF_2[/tex] is = (3.98-3.44) = 0.54
The electronegativity difference for [tex]SrF_2[/tex] is (3.98-0.95) = 3.0
The electronegativity difference for [tex]F_2[/tex] is 0.
Thus decreasing order of ionic character of the bonds is CsF > [tex]SrF_2[/tex] > [tex]OF_2[/tex] > [tex]F_2[/tex]
