Chemistry
Ionic compounds are generally:
- Liquids
- Gases
- Liquids of very low boiling points
- Solids
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Solids
Reason — Ionic compounds have strong electrostatic forces of attraction between their ions, which cannot be separated easily. Thus, they are hard, crystalline solids consisting of ions.
Ionic compounds have strong electrostatic forces between ions, so they do not remain liquid at room temperature. Gases require very weak intermolecular forces, but ionic compounds have very strong attractions, so they cannot exist as gases under normal conditions. Ionic compounds actually have high melting and boiling points due to strong ionic bonds.
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