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Properties of Ionic compound

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(1) ionic comopound are solids and hard due to strong electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
(2) They are generally brittle. When pressure is applied they break into pieces.
(3) They have high melting and boiling points, due to intermolecular force of attraction is high in ionic compounds.
(4) They are soluble in water and insoluble in solvents such as keerosen and petrol
(5) Ionic compounds cannot conduct electricity when in solid state, they are electrically netural. They conduct electricity in the molten state and also in an equeous solution.
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