Covalent and Ionic Compound Properties

Organize these options into properties of ionic compounds or properties of covalent compounds

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(a) Properties of Ionic Compounds

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(b) Properties of Covalent Compounds

• High melting and boiling points

• Molecules that can be solid, liquid, or gas

• Cannot conduct electricity when dissolved in water

• Arranged in regular repeating patterns and crystals

• Can conduct electricity when dissolved in water

• Low melting and boiling point

• Made up of nonmetals sharing e-

• Made up a (+) metallic ions and (-) nonmetallic ions after metal transferred e- to nonmetal

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What type of bond results between nonmetallic elements that share electrons?

• Polar

• Metallic

• Covalent

• Ionic

How many electrons are shared in a single bond?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 6

What are the properties of covalent compounds?

• Made up of nonmetals sharing electrons

• Solid, liquid, or gas

• High melting and boiling points

• Can conduct electricity when dissolved in water

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Conducts electricity well when melted or dissolved

• Ionic compounds

• Covalent compounds

Their crystal lattice structure is why ionic compounds are ​hard and ​ (a)   unless at extremely high temperatures.

• solid

• liquid

• gaseous

• a plasma

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What are the properties of ionic compounds?

• Made up of nonmetals sharing electrons

• Solid, liquid, or gas

• High melting and boiling points

• Cannot conduct electricity when dissolved in water

What is the main reason for elements to form compounds?

• To become more stable

• To form covalent bonds

• To gain metallic properties

• To increase their atomic number

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An atom shares an electron with another atom in a(n) _____.

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

• hydrogen bond

In a(n) _____ bond, an atom takes/gives an electron.

• covalent

• hydrogen

• ionic

• metallic

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