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Give any three characteristics of ionic crystals.

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(i) Ionic solids have high melting points.
(ii) These solids do not conduct electricity, because the ions are fixed in their lattice positions.
(iii) They do conduct electricity in molten state (or) when dissolved in water because, the ions are free to move in the molten state or solution.
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