Ionic Compounds and Properties

Which of the following is a property of an ionic compound?

• high melting point
• soft
• malleable
• liquid at room temperature

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Ionic compounds have high melting points because

• An ionic lattice is a repeating pattern of ions with an ordered structure
• The ions cannot move
• a large amount of energy is required to break the ionic bonds in the lattice 
• There are no free electrons

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Ionic compounds can conduct electricity as a solid

• true
• false

An ionic compond dissolves when

• ionic bonds are broken
• the ionic lattice becomes disordered
• the ionic lattice collapses
• the ions are completely separted by the water molecules in the solution

In what form can an ionic compound conduct electricity?

• when dissolved in water
• as a solid
• as a crystal
• when warmed slightly

The following properties are all characteristics of ionic compounds EXCEPT

• high melting and boiling points

• soft

• crystal lattice structure

• conduct electricity when dissolved in water

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In what form can an ionic compound conduct electricity?

• when dissolved in water
• as a solid
• as a crystal
• when warmed slightly

Ionic bonds form between metals and ____.

• metalloids
• metals
• nonmetals

which types of elements become cations?

• nonmetals
• all metals
• only transition metals
• some metals and some metalloids

Nonmetals tend to 

• gain electrons
• lose electrons

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