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Electrovalent compounds are soluble in water, insoluble in organic solvents, good conductors of electricity in molten or aq.solution state, have high meltimg points and undergo electrolytic dissociation on pasaage of electric current, while covalent compounds are soluble in organic solvents, insoluble in water, non-conductors of electricity, have low melting points & undergo ionisation on passage of electric current.

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