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    Properties of Ionic Compounds and Covalent Compounds

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    Ionic compounds and covalent compounds differ in their electrical conductivity, solubility, and melting/boiling points. Ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity in solid form but can in molten or aqueous states, are soluble in water but not organic solvents, and have high melting/boiling points due to strong electrostatic forces. Covalent compounds cannot conduct electricity in any state, are soluble in organic solvents but not water, and have low melting/boiling points from weak van der Waals forces.

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    Ionic compounds and covalent compounds differ in their electrical conductivity, solubility, and melting/boiling points. Ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity in solid form but can in molten or aqueous states, are soluble in water but not organic solvents, and have high melting/boiling points due to strong electrostatic forces. Covalent compounds cannot conduct electricity in any state, are soluble in organic solvents but not water, and have low melting/boiling points from weak van der Waals forces.

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    Ionic compounds and covalent compounds differ in their electrical conductivity, solubility, and melting/boiling points. Ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity in solid form but can in molten or aqueous states, are soluble in water but not organic solvents, and have high melting/boiling points due to strong electrostatic forces. Covalent compounds cannot conduct electricity in any state, are soluble in organic solvents but not water, and have low melting/boiling points from weak van der Waals forces.

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    Properties of Ionic Compounds and Covalent Compounds

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    Ionic compounds and covalent compounds differ in their electrical conductivity, solubility, and melting/boiling points. Ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity in solid form but can in molten or aqueous states, are soluble in water but not organic solvents, and have high melting/boiling points due to strong electrostatic forces. Covalent compounds cannot conduct electricity in any state, are soluble in organic solvents but not water, and have low melting/boiling points from weak van der Waals forces.

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    Properties of

    Ionic Compounds and Covalent Compounds


    IONIC COMPOUND COVALENT COMPOUND
    Electrical Conductivity
    cannot conduct electricity in the solid cannot conduct electricity in all states.
    state but can conduct electricity in the
    molten state and aqueous solution

    Solubility in Water and Organic Solvents


    soluble in water but are not soluble in not soluble in water but are soluble in
    organic solvents. organic solvents

    Melting Point and Boiling Point

    high melting point and boiling point low melting point and boiling point.
    Electrical Conductivity
    IONIC COMPOUND COVALENT COMPOUND

    cannot conduct electricity in the solid state but


    can conduct electricity in the molten state and
    aqueous solution

    Cannot conduct electricity IN ALL STATES.

    solid ionic compound cannot conduct electricity


    BECAUSE the IONS are tied by strong
    electrostatic attraction forces and IONS cannot
    move freely.
    BECAUSE molecules are neutral and do not carry
    any charge.
    Molten or aqueous solution of ionic compound
    can conduct electricity BECAUSE electrostatic
    attraction forces have been overcomed and IONS
    move freely.
    Solubility in Water and Organic Solvents
    IONIC COMPOUND COVALENT COMPOUND
    Soluble in water but are not soluble in Soluble in organic solvents but not soluble
    organic solvents. in water

    Water is a polar solvent that has partial negative


    charge at the oxygen atom and partial positive charge
    Molecules in a covalent compound are
    at the hydrogen atom.
    neutral and do not carry any charges

    Cations will be attracted to the oxygen atom of water


    molecule while anion will be attracted to the hydrogen
    atom of water molecule.

    Attraction force between atom of water molecules with


    the ions of ionic compound are strong enough to
    overcome electrostatic attraction force between ions.

    Organic solvents cannot overcome electrostatic forces


    between ions in a solid ionic compound.
    Melting Point and Boiling Point
    IONIC COMPOUND COVALENT COMPOUND
    high melting point and boiling point low melting point and boiling point

    Simple covalent molecule are attracted


    The cations and anions attracted one another by one another by weak Van der Waals
    strong electrostatic attraction forces. forces.

    High heat energy is required to overcome the strong Less heat energy is required to
    electrostatic attraction forces overcome the weak Van der Waals
    attraction forces

    So high melting point and boiling point. So low melting point and boiling point.

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