Question

Ionic compounds are solid and are aome what hard .give reason

Answer 1

Explanation:

THIS IS BECAUSE IONIC BONDS ARE STRONG THAN ANY OTHER  DUE TO HIGH ELECTROSTATIC FORCE BETWEEN THE TWO OPPOSITELY CHARGED IONS.

THEREFORE THEY ARE MOSTLY SOLID AND EVEN HAVE  HIGH MELTING AND BOILING POINT THAN COVALENT COMPOUNDS.

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Answer 2

Answer:

this is because of electrostatic force of attraction between the ionic bonds . And as the intermolecular force between them is too strong so ionic compounds are solid i.e hard