Question

State reason for the following:
1) Covalent compounds are poor conductors of electricity.
2) Covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points.
3) Carbon forms a large number of compound​

Answer 1

Covalent compounds are formed on the basis of sharing electrons. When the electrons are shared within the bonds, there is no electrons available to conduct electricity - hence why covalent compounds are generally poor conductors of electricity. ... It is the only non metal compound that can conduct electricity.