What charaecteristics do solid ionic compounds share?
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Some important characteristics of ionic compounds are as follows.
1. Ionic compounds are hard and rigid due to strong forces of attraction between the oppositely charged ions.
2. Ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points, again due to strong forces of attraction between the ions.
3. Ionic compounds dissolve easily in water.
4. Solid Ionic compounds do not conduct electricity because their constituent ions are fixed in their positions. But, when melted or dissolved in water, they conduct electricity because the ions become free in a solution.
5. Ionic compounds are crystalline due to the orderly distribution of ions in them. This gives characteristic geometrical shapes to the ionic compounds.
1. Ionic compounds are hard and rigid due to strong forces of attraction between the oppositely charged ions.
2. Ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points, again due to strong forces of attraction between the ions.
3. Ionic compounds dissolve easily in water.
4. Solid Ionic compounds do not conduct electricity because their constituent ions are fixed in their positions. But, when melted or dissolved in water, they conduct electricity because the ions become free in a solution.
5. Ionic compounds are crystalline due to the orderly distribution of ions in them. This gives characteristic geometrical shapes to the ionic compounds.
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