Properties of Covalent Compounds
Properties of Covalent Compounds
- Ionic and covalent compounds differ in their properties because the particles in each of these two compounds are held together by different types of chemical bonds.
| Covalent compounds | Ionic compounds (composed of simple molecules) |
| (a) Have high melting and boiling points | (a) Have low melting and boiling points |
| (b) Exist as solids at room temperature. Non-volatile |
(b) Usually exist as liquids or gases at room temperature.
Volatile |
(c) Conduct electricity in the molten stateor in an aqueous solution but do not conduct electricity in the solid state
| (c) Do not conduct electricity in the solid and liquid states |
| (d) Usually soluble in water but insoluble in organic solvents such as ether, alcohol, benzene, tetrachloromethane, propanone and other |
(d) Usually insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as ether, alcohol, benzene, tetrachloromethane, propanone and other
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