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Which of the following is a property of salts? (5 points)

Undergo combustion

Do not make ionic bonds easily

Do not conduct electricity as solids

Formed due to reaction of acid with water

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Answer:

Do not conduct electricity as solids

Step-by-step explanation:

Salts are held together by electrovalent/ionic bond. Ionic bond involves the transfer of electron(s) from an atom (usually a metal) to a another atom (usually a non-metal). After the transfer, the metallic atom becomes positively charged (cation) while the non-metallic atom becomes negatively charged (anion) after receiving electron(s).

These charged particles carry electric charges when the salt is dissolved in water but do not carry electric charges in there solid form hence cannot conduct electricity in solid form.

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