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Why are covalent compounds generally poor conductors of electricity?
Why are covalent compounds generally poor conductors of electricity?
- Presence of metallic bonds
- High melting and boiling points
- Strong inter-molecular forces
- No charged particles are formed (correct)
What type of forces give rise to the low melting and boiling points of covalently bonded molecules?
What type of forces give rise to the low melting and boiling points of covalently bonded molecules?
- High electronegativity
- Weak inter-molecular forces (correct)
- Strong intra-molecular forces
- Presence of charged particles
What type of bonds are formed by the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms?
What type of bonds are formed by the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms?
- Ionic bonds
- Covalent bonds (correct)
- Hydrogen bonds
- Metallic bonds
