Question

13. Give reasons:
(a) Covalent compounds are non-conductors of
electricity.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In covalent compounds, the electrons are shared among all the atoms.

No atom has excess electrons (-ve charge) or less electrons (+ve charge)

Due to this reason, covalent compounds don't split into ions when dissolved.

Short answer:Due to absence of free ions

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

Because covalent bonds are formed by sharing of electrons..they don't have a free electron that is required for electricity transfer(electricity is the flow of free electrons!) thus they re bad conductors.. but ionic compounds are good conductor because of the same reason...