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because living bodies contain water and most of the ionic compounds are soluble in water and are secreted in urine but some are always kept in body for working of the brain and other organs.

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Q: Why are there very few ionic compounds in living systems?
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Why are ionic compounds not commonly found in living systems?

Ionic compounds are found very frequently in living systems. All of the salt, buffers, blood, etc. contain ionic compounds such as NaCl, KCl, Na3PO4, CaCl2, MgSO4, and on and on.


What properties charaterize ionic compounds?

Ionic bonds are very weak, and ionic compounds are very weakly held together chemically.


Give the properties of ionic compounds?

There is one very important property of ionic compounds. Ionic compounds are compounds that will conduct electricity when dissolved in water.


What is three ionic compound?

four properties of ionic compound are: 1-All ionic compounds form crystals 2-Ionic compounds are very hard and very brittle 3-Ionic compounds conduct electricity when they dissolve in water 4-Ionic compounds tend to have high melting and boiling points and 3 ionic compounds are: Sodium Chloride - Na Cl Potassium Fluoride - KF Magnesium Chloride - MgCl2


What are binary ionic compounds?

Metals and nonmetal ions, Compounds with very different electronegativities


What can be said about the melting point of ionic compounds in general?

It is very very high


Is potassium iodide ductile?

No. Very few ionic compounds are ductile.


Do ionic compounds make crystalline exist?

To the extent the question makes any sense (i.e. very little): no.Crystals of both ionic and covalent compounds exist.


Why are ionic compounds insoluble in organic compounds?

It isn't strictly true, but generally ionic compounds are not highly soluble in organic solvents because ionic compounds need a highly polar solvent to dissolve well (such as water) and in general organic compounds are not as polar as water. Remember, like dissolves like. However, many ionic compounds are very soluble in a variety of organic solvents, just not as much as in water.


What temperature do ionic compounds boil?

Ionic compounds tend to have very high boiling points. For example, table salt, sodium chloride (NaCl), has a boiling point of 1413 oC.


How is the solubility in ionic compounds?

Solublity of the ionic compounds vastly vary from one to another. For example, sodium chloride dissolves very well in water, but barium chloride is almost insoluble.


Does Na and K form an ionic compounds?

Yes they have a very strong tendency to do so.