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Given reason for the following : (i)...

Given reason for the following :
(i) Ionic compounds are soluble in water whereas covalent compounds are mostly insoluble in water
(ii) Ionic compounds have higher melting points than the covalent compounds .
(iii) NaCl solution gives a white ppt with `AgNO_(3)` solution but `C Cl_(4)` or choroform does not.

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