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You are given two clear, colorless aqueous solutions. You are told that one solution contains an ionic compound, and one contains a covalent compound. How could you determine which is an ionic solution and which is a covalent solution?

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An ionic solution would be able to conduct electricity where as the covalent would not so if you have a conductivity tester which are available in most labs you should be able to distinguish between the 2
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