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Grade 12th PassInorganic Chemistry

koh is ionic or covalent

Profile image of mohit yadav
13 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of mohit yadav
13 Years ago

ionic

Profile image of Keerthi Raj
13 Years ago

KOH has one ionic (between K and OH) and one covalent (between O and H) bond. 

In a straight answer, it is ionic, remember the bond between a metal and a nonmetal is ionic.

nonmetal-metal is ionic, nonmetal-nonmetal is covalent, metal-metal is metallic.