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The alkali metals all are shiny, silvery, soft, they have low densities, they can float on water, are very reactive and rarely found alone.

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Do salts have covalent bonds?

No, salts typically do not have covalent bonds. Salts are compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, resulting in the formation of ionic bonds between cations and anions. Covalent bonds are typically found in molecules where atoms share electrons.


Do ionic compounds share electrons?

No, ionic compounds do not share electrons. In ionic bonding, electrons are transferred from one atom to another, resulting in the formation of ions that are held together by electrostatic attractions.


What accounts for the observed differences in the properties of ionic and molecular compounds?

t Answer Well firstly, ionic compounds form from metals bonding with non metals. Molecular/covalent form from non metals bonding with non metals. A strong electrostatic force between ionic compounds results in them having high melting points. A weaker electrostatic force between molecular compounds results in them having lower melting points and thus weaker bonds. Ionic compounds are made up of ions, so will conduct electricity. Covalent compounds only share electrons and so are not ions, and will not conduct electricity.


Does binary ionic compounds share electrons?

No, binary ionic compounds do not share electrons. In an ionic bond, electrons are transferred from one atom to another, resulting in the formation of positively and negatively charged ions that are held together by electrostatic forces.


How do ionic and covalent bonds affect the structure of ionic and covalent compounds?

Ionic bonds result in the formation of a crystal lattice structure in ionic compounds, where positively and negatively charged ions are arranged in a repeating pattern. Covalent bonds lead to the formation of discrete molecules in covalent compounds, where atoms share electrons to achieve a stable configuration. These different bonding types give rise to distinct physical properties in each type of compound.

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What type of bonds would create mostly solids?

Most ionic bonds produce solid substances (at normal conditons.) Most ionic compounds are crystalline solids. An example are the salts. All combinations of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals to halogens or chalcogens, or negative polyatomics,are considered salts, and they share many physical properties.


Name the physical properties that many ionic compounds share?

Many ionic compounds share several key physical properties, including high melting and boiling points due to the strong electrostatic forces between ions. They are typically crystalline solids at room temperature, forming structured lattices. Additionally, ionic compounds are usually soluble in water and conduct electricity when dissolved in water or melted, as the ions are free to move.


Do salts have covalent bonds?

No, salts typically do not have covalent bonds. Salts are compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, resulting in the formation of ionic bonds between cations and anions. Covalent bonds are typically found in molecules where atoms share electrons.


Covalent compounds display which of these properties?

Covalent compounds are neutral. Covalent compounds share electrons. apex:)


Does bromine lose or share electrons in compounds?

Both. Bromine gains one electron in ionic compounds. Bromine will share electron in covalent compounds.


Do ionic compounds share electrons?

No, ionic compounds do not share electrons. In ionic bonding, electrons are transferred from one atom to another, resulting in the formation of ions that are held together by electrostatic attractions.


What accounts for the observed differences in the properties of ionic and molecular compounds?

t Answer Well firstly, ionic compounds form from metals bonding with non metals. Molecular/covalent form from non metals bonding with non metals. A strong electrostatic force between ionic compounds results in them having high melting points. A weaker electrostatic force between molecular compounds results in them having lower melting points and thus weaker bonds. Ionic compounds are made up of ions, so will conduct electricity. Covalent compounds only share electrons and so are not ions, and will not conduct electricity.


Does binary ionic compounds share electrons?

No, binary ionic compounds do not share electrons. In an ionic bond, electrons are transferred from one atom to another, resulting in the formation of positively and negatively charged ions that are held together by electrostatic forces.


Are molecular and covalent the same thing?

Molecular bonds and covalent bonds are indeed the same thing, this is because covalent bonds share pairs of electrons with their neighbor atom(s), unlike ionic compounds. Ionic compounds(mostly salts) are held together due the difference of their electric load, the bigger the difference in loading the more powerful the bond will be. Another difference is that ionic compounds split into ions when they are dissolved into solution..


How does atoms combine to form ionic compounds?

They share their electrons to become stable.


How do ionic and covalent bonds affect the structure of ionic and covalent compounds?

Ionic bonds result in the formation of a crystal lattice structure in ionic compounds, where positively and negatively charged ions are arranged in a repeating pattern. Covalent bonds lead to the formation of discrete molecules in covalent compounds, where atoms share electrons to achieve a stable configuration. These different bonding types give rise to distinct physical properties in each type of compound.


Type of compound?

There are ionic compounds which is a compound formed by a positive metal ion and a negative nonmetal ion. And there are convalent compounds which is a compound formed in which atoms share electrons.