Which of the following is a common physical property of ionic compounds? A. high melting point B. insoluble in water C. conduct

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Which of the following is a common physical property of ionic compounds? A. high melting point B. insoluble in water C. conduct

electricity when solid D. magnetic

Physics

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bezimeni [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-11T12:00:43+03:00

bezimeni [28]3 years ago

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B. insoluble in water

zlopas [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-11T14:09:56+03:00

Answer:

A. High melting point

Explanation:

Ionic compounds are usually composed of metal cations (positively charged ions) and nonmetal anions (negatively charged ions). Ionic compounds contain strong ionic bonds which occur as a result of the attraction between the oppositely charged ions. At room temperature, ionic compounds also tend to be crystalline solids. In this arrangement, not only are the cations and anions attracted to each other within a particular ionic molecule, the cations in one ionic molecule are also attracted to the anions in another ionic molecule. This creates very stable structures with high melting points.