Question

Distinguish between metals, ionic compounds, and covalent compounds using information about the physical properties of a compound. Distinguish between metals, ionic compounds, and covalent compounds using the empirical formula of a compound.

Answer 1

Distinguish between metals, ionic compounds, and covalent compounds using information about the physical properties of a compound.

Metal Compounds:

• Metal compounds have very High melting and boiling points
• They are good Conductors of heat and electricity
• They can be converted into different shapes without any breakage.
• They are ductile and magnetic.

Ionic compounds

• Ionic compounds exist in a crystalline structure that is stable. Hence, they higher melting and boiling points than covalent compounds.
• They don't conduct electricity when they are as ionic compounds. But, when they are dissolved in water the solution becomes conductor of electricity.
• These compounds exist as solids only.
• These compounds are Non magnetic.

Covalent compounds

• They have lower belting and boiling points when compared to ionic bonds.

• Covalent compounds are non conductor of electricity.
• They can take any form like liquid, solid or gas.
• They are  Non magnetic.