Chapter 4

Question 1

Ionic bonding

Answer 1

bonding that forms between cations and anions

Question 2

Ionic compounds properties

Answer 2

do not conduct electricity in the solid state but become electrolytes when in aqueous or molten states, when their rigid structures have broken down sufficiently to allow free movement of their ions

are brittle because pressure causes like charges to align, resulting in the structure shattering

are often soluble in water, the molecules of which disrupt the lattice and allow free mobile ions to form

are usually crystalline solids due to the close-packed, three-dimensional lattice structure

have high melting and boiling points due to the strong force of attraction between the ions