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ziro4ka [17]
3 years ago
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Why are ionic compounds electrically neutral

Chemistry
1 answer:
trasher [3.6K]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

they are electrically neutral because they form ionic bonds between positively and negatively charged atoms!

hope i helped :)

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