Describe any two properties of ionic compounds. Justify your answer with scientific reasoning.
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Ionic Compounds have high boiling and melting points as they're very strong and require a lot of energy to break. The electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions lead to the formation of ions. Ionic compounds form crystals. These compounds are brittle and break into small pieces easily.
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Properties of ionic compounds :-
1. Ionic compounds are usually crystalline solids.
Reason :- because their oppositely charged ions attract one another strongly and form a regular crystal structure.
2. Ionic compounds have high melting and high boiling points.
Reason :- The ionic compounds are made up of +ve and -ve ions. There is a strong force of attraction between the oppositely charged ions, so a lot of heat energy is required to break this force of attraction and melt of boil the ionic compounds.