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Hydrogen
covalent compounds have
H2O water low polarity.
oxide
Sodium 5. Ionic compounds tend to
NaCHO3 Baking soda
bicarbonate be less flammable than
C12H22O11 Sucrose sugar covalent compounds.
6. Ionic compounds conduct
Sodium heat and electricity
NaCl Table salt
Chloride
compared to covalent
compounds. -Ionic compound is formed
7. Ionic compounds conduct by complete transfer of
heat and electricity electrons from metals to
nonmetals, thus ions are
compared to covalent
formed.
compounds.
-Covalent compound is
formed when nonmetals
Natural Phenomena that share their valence electrons
Uses Different Properties with another nonmetal.
of Ionic and Covalent -Like elements, compounds
Compounds have properties that allow
us to identify them by just
A. Frozen Fractals of observing at a given sample
Snowflakes of compound.
- At normal atmospheric
B. Chemical Reactions as
pressure and temperature,
a Source of Power
ionic compounds exist
Galvanic cell which is known
only in crystalline solids.
as voltaic cell is a type of
-In general, covalent
electrochemical cell that
compounds exist as solid,
uses chemical reaction to
liquid, or gas at normal
produce electric current,
atmospheric pressure and
specifically an oxidation
temperature.
reduction reaction. A battery
-In a compound, polarity
that powers your gadgets
results in the distribution of
like cellphone is an example
electrical charge over the
of voltaic cell.
atoms joined by the bond.
Polarity of compounds
-Compounds are made up of
depend on the
elements that are chemically
electronegatvity
bonded by electrostatic
difference of elements
forces.
involves.
-Chemically bonded
-Compounds that involves
compounds can be classified
metal and nonmetal and has
into ionic or Covalent
an electronegativity
compound.
difference of greater than -In a solution, ionic
1.9 results in an ionic compounds conduct
compound. electricity, but not in solid
-Compounds that involves phase.
both nonmetals and has -covalent compounds are
electronegativity difference poor conductors of
of electricity both in solid
less than 1.9 but greater phase and in
than 0.5 results in a polar solution.
covalent. On the other -snowflakes, that has same
hand, two identical chemical formula of water
nonmetals always form and voltaic cell, a type of
non polar covalent like electrochemical cell that
oxygen gas (O2) uses chemical reaction to
and nitrogen gas (N2). produce electric current, are
-Ionic compounds tend to some examples of natural
have high polarity, while phenomena that uses the
covalent compounds have properties of ionic and
low polarity. covalent compounds
-ionic tend to be hard and
brittle while covalent tend to
be softer and more
flexible.
-ionic exist in stable
crystalline structures.
Therefore, they have higher
melting and boiling points
compared to covalent.
-Ionic compounds are
usually soluble in water,
while covalent compounds
tend
to be insoluble in water.
-covalent compounds tend
to be more flammable than
ionic compounds.