Bromine will form compounds with each of the other elements in Period 4 of the periodic table. How does the type of bonding in the compounds change as one moves from potassium bromide to selenium bromide?
A) ionic to polar covalent
B) polar covalent to ionic
C) polar covalent to non-polar covalent
D) coordinate covalent to polar covalent
E) None of these choices is correct.

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As you move from potassium bromide (KBr) to selenium bromide (SeBr2), the bonding changes from ionic (in KBr) to polar covalent (in SeBr2) due to the increasing electronegativity of the elements bonding with bromine.

Bromine Will Form Compounds with Each of the Other Elements