Question

Which of the following compounds would you expect to conduct electricity when

dissolved in water?
answer choices are:
NaF because it is a covalent compound
NaF because it is a ionic compound
CH4 because it is an ionic compound
CH4 because it is a covalent compoud

Answer 1

B; NaF because it is a ionic compound

Step-by-step explanation:

First off, just looking at A and C, you can eliminate them because they are inherently false statements:

A) NaF is not covalent; it is ionic because it is made up of a metal (Na) and a nonmetal (F)

C) CH4 is not ionic; it is covalent because it is solely made up of nonmetals (C and H)

Now, a property of ionic compounds is that when they are either molten (melted) or dissolved, they melt in water. Covalent compounds are NOT good conductors of electricity.

Thus, B (NaF because it is a ionic compound) is the answer.

Answer 2

NaF

Step-by-step explanation:

because it is ionic compound so it will conduct electricity

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