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Is electrolyte covalent or ionic

Updated: 8/10/2023
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You can NOT dissolve 'covalent BONDS' because a bond is one couple of two electrons which hold their two 'parent' atoms together in one molecule.

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Electrolyte is the solution that is used to conduct electricity and acts as a medium to liberate certain ions in the electrolytic cell. The electrolyte must be an ionic compound or a polar covalent compound because all electrolytes are in aqueous solutions.

Not all covalent compounds can dissolve in water because it is a polar solvent. Only specific covalent compounds can dissolve in water, they include hydrochlorine, which forms hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water.

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No, covalent bonds do not form electrolytes, and are thus referred to as non-electrolytes. Ionic bonds like salt solutions are examples of electrolytes.

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POLAR COVALENT COMPOUNDS which had put with ionic compounds in the same water will form into the electrolyte solution.

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Yes. For example water (H2O) is a molecule formed by covalent bonds. By contrast salts, such as table salt (NaCl) are formed by ionic bonds and are not made of molecules.

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No. Metallic bonds form between metals.

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