How do you know if you have an ionic or molecular compound?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

The easiest difference to see is that ionic compounds dissolved in water conduct electricity, while covalent ones do not. Ionic compounds consist of a metal and non-metal, but covalents have only non-metal atoms.

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∙ 15y ago

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