is CaCl2 ionic or covalent
A description of how to write the name for CaCl2 (Calcium chloride). First we determine whether CaCl2 is an ionic or molecular (covalent) compound using the periodic table. From the periodic table Ca is a metal and Cl is a nonmetal.Therefore CaCl2 is an ionic compound since it consists of a metal and nonmetal.Since CaCl2 is an ionic compound we name CaCl2 using the name for the metal (Ca) directly from the periodic table and then changing the element name Chlorine to Chloride.Therefor the name for CaCl2 is Calcium Chloride.ince CaCl2 is an ionic compound we name CaCl2 using the name for the metal (Ca) directly from the periodic table and then changing the element name Chlorine to Chloride. Therefor the name for CaCl2 is Calcium Chloride.