Question

The nicotine molecule cannot make ionic bonds. Change nicotine into a different molecule, one that can now can make ionic bonds.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Nicotine is a covalent molecule. Recall that covalent molecules are not soluble in water and do not have any kind of ionic interaction.

Let us recall that nicotine contains a nitrogen atom having a lone pair of electrons. When nicotine reacts with HCl, this lone pair is protonated to form the ionic compound called nicotine hydrochloride.

C₁₀H₁₄N₂ + HCl --------> C₁₀H15N₂Cl