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Which is a physical property of ionic compounds in their solid state?

a. low boiling point
b. high melting point
c. weak attractive forces between ions
d. good conductor of electricity?

User Tgmerritt
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Answer: it’s d ; high melting point

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Ionic bonding is the strongest among all chemical bonds. Because the force that bonds the atoms is strong, it will require greater energy to break the bond. Thus, compounds with ionic bond is expected to have a high melting and boiling point. 
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