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What are ionic compounds?

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The compounds which have bonds formed by loss and gain of electrons are called ionic compounds or electrovalent compounds.
Two properties of Ionic compounds
i) Ionic compounds are hard and brittle. ii) Tonic compounds have high melting and boiling points.
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