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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a covalent compound? It can be a solid, liquid, or gas. It has a low melting point. It is made of two nonmetals. It is formed w…

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a covalent compound? It can be a solid, liquid, or gas. It has a low melting point. It is made of two nonmetals. It is formed w…
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a covalent compound?

It can be a solid, liquid, or gas.

It has a low melting point.

It is made of two nonmetals.

It is formed when metal atoms lose electrons to nonmetal atoms.

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'It is formed when metal atoms lose electrons to nonmetal atoms' is the incorrect statement. This statement is the definition of ionic bonding.

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