Metal halides?are compounds between?metals?and?halogens. Some, such as?sodium chloride?are ionic, while others are covalently bonded. Covalently bonded metal halides may be discrete molecules, such as?uranium hexafluoride, or they may form polymeric structures, such as?palladium chloride.[1]
The halogens can all react with metals to form metal halides according to the following equation:
2M + nX2?? 2MXn
where M is the metal, X is the halogen, and MXn?is the metal halide.
