An ionic compound is a chemical compound dissociated into positive and negative ions, but globally neutral (it is a bond that usually involves a metal).
A covalent bond is a bond in which two valence electrons are shared between two non-metals (which is often the case in organic substances). In this type of bond, there must be an electronegativity difference of less than 1.7 on the Pauling scale.
Returning to the question, the first question to investigate is if the substance is simple or compound (all of them are compound).
The next question for the substances is if there's a metallic atom or a carbon atom in the substance.
The next investigation is a confirmation, by calculating the electronegativity difference between the atoms in the substances according to Pauli's scale. If it's under 1.7, it's a covalent bond, so a covalent compound. if not it's an ionic bond, so an ionic compound.
Isotopes are forms of the same elements which contain equal number of protons but different number of nucleus in their nuclei, thus the differ in relative atomic mass but they have same chemical properties. The mass number is the summation of number of proton and number of neutron of an atom. If the mass number is known, then one need to know the number of proton in the atom in order to calculate for the number of neutron.
Answer:
a
Explanation:
it is an electrolyte because of its strong polar chemical bond
