(a) Which of the following is not a common characteristic of an electr

1.	(a) Which of the following is not a common characteristic of an electrovalent compound?A. High melting pointB. Conducts of electricity when molten.C. Consists of oppositely charged ionsD. Ionizes when dissolved in water.(b) What are the terms defined below?(i) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, each bonding atom contributing one electrons to the pair.(ii) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons with both electrons coming from the same atom.
Answer» (a)(i) D (b) (i) Covalent bond (ii) Coordinate bond.

(a) Which of the following is not a common characteristic of an electrovalent compound?A. High melting pointB. Conducts of electricity when molten.C. Consists of oppositely charged ionsD. Ionizes when dissolved in water.(b) What are the terms defined below?(i) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, each bonding atom contributing one electrons to the pair.(ii) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons with both electrons coming from the same atom.

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(a)(i) D

(b)

(i) Covalent bond

(ii) Coordinate bond.