Question

a. Explain the formation of Calcium Chloride with the help of electron dot

structure. (At numbers: Ca = 20; Cl = 17)

b. Why do ionic compounds not conduct electricity in solid state but conduct

electricity in molten and aqueous state?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)

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(b) ionic compounds do not conduct electricity in solid state due to absence of free ions but they conduct electricity in molten and in the Aqueous state due to the presence of free ions.