0
Compounds with what bonds are poor conductors of electricity even when melted?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Covalent
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Can covalent compounds conduct electricity as a liquid?
A compound with only covalent bonds will not conduct electricity as a liquid. However, some salts with covalently bonded ions, such as tetra-methyl ammonium chloride, will conduct electricity when melted.
What are two physical properties that differ between covalent and ionic bonds?
There are more than two. In general: Covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points while ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points. Ionic compounds are good conductors of electricity when melted, while covalent compounds are not. Ionic compounds are soluble in water, while covalent compounds are soluble in non-polar liquids. These are the essentials, but other differences exist. All of these are generalizations, exceptions do occur.
How can molecular compounds be good conductors of electricity?
if they have free-flowing ions. Liquids, and metals often have these ions. BUT NOT WHEN THERE ARE COVALENT BONDS. Only ionic in liquid form. sorry this answer sucks.
Materials with bonds conduct electricity in the solid state while those with bonds conduct electricity only when melted or dissolved in water?
metallic, ionic
Why are most molecular compound poor conductors?
Molecular compounds are poor conductors because they have no charge. Molecular compounds are simply just covalent bonds. Since covalent compounds dont give or take, they SHARE valence electrons they have no charge. Electricity is only created by positive and negative electrons, but since a molecular compound has no charge they are poor conductors. ONLY MOST ARE POOR CONDUCTORS. Why? Sometimes there is an unbalance and some molecules like Water tend be favor positive or negative, water for instance is just slightly negative.
What types of bonds do you think the good conductors of electricity have?
Ionic has good conductors of electricity
What type of bonds do good conductors of electricity have?
Ionic
Can covalent compounds conduct electricity as a liquid?
A compound with only covalent bonds will not conduct electricity as a liquid. However, some salts with covalently bonded ions, such as tetra-methyl ammonium chloride, will conduct electricity when melted.
What are two physical properties that differ between covalent and ionic bonds?
There are more than two. In general: Covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points while ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points. Ionic compounds are good conductors of electricity when melted, while covalent compounds are not. Ionic compounds are soluble in water, while covalent compounds are soluble in non-polar liquids. These are the essentials, but other differences exist. All of these are generalizations, exceptions do occur.
How can molecular compounds be good conductors of electricity?
if they have free-flowing ions. Liquids, and metals often have these ions. BUT NOT WHEN THERE ARE COVALENT BONDS. Only ionic in liquid form. sorry this answer sucks.
Materials with bonds conduct electricity in the solid state while those with bonds conduct electricity only when melted or dissolved in water?
metallic, ionic
Why are most molecular compound poor conductors?
Molecular compounds are poor conductors because they have no charge. Molecular compounds are simply just covalent bonds. Since covalent compounds dont give or take, they SHARE valence electrons they have no charge. Electricity is only created by positive and negative electrons, but since a molecular compound has no charge they are poor conductors. ONLY MOST ARE POOR CONDUCTORS. Why? Sometimes there is an unbalance and some molecules like Water tend be favor positive or negative, water for instance is just slightly negative.
What are the properties of ionic bonds?
Ionic bonds are electrostatic bonds between ions. Most of this type of compounds are made out of a metallic element and a non metallic element. The solutions of ionic compounds conduct electricity.
What is true about ionic compounds?
poor conductors of electricity and heat when solid Good conductors of electricity when molten Many are water soluble High melting points High boiling points
What types of bonds do nonconductors of electricity have?
there are two types of bonds that are non-conductors of electricity, ionic bonds and covalent bonds. covalent bonds occur when one or more pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms. ionic bonds are when one or more electrons from one bond are removed and attached to another, resulting in positive and negative ions that attract each other. the main differnece is that non conductors do not have electrons that can move from nucleus to nucleus, so energy cannot be transfered.
What types of bonds do nonconductors have?
Most nonconductors have covalent bonds. One thing that complicates matters is that some materials with purely covalent bonds do conduct electricity at least to some degree.
Why is metal good electrical conductors?
Metal is a good conductor of electricity because of the nature of its bonds. In metallic bonds the electrons form a sea of electrons, allowing them free movement when a current is applied.
