In Ba(CN)₂, the bonding is A) essentially ionic. B) essentially covalent. C) both ionic and covalent. D) neither ionic nor covalent.

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The compound Ba(CN)₂ contains both metal (Ba) and non-metal (C, N, S) elements which generally form ionic compounds. However, the presence of the polyatomic ion CN- suggests the presence of covalent character as well. Therefore, the bonding in Ba(CN)₂ is both ionic (between Ba and CN-) and covalent (within CN-).

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