Properties of Ionic Compounds

What are anions and cations held together by?

Opposite charges

What are ionic compounds called

salts

Simplest ratio is called what?

The Formula Unit

The bond is formed through the….

transfer of electrons

Why are electrons transferred

to achieve octet rule (noble gas config)

Property of ionic compounds?

Crystalline structure

How are ions bonded

strongly

How is structure

rigid

Why are there high melting points in ionic compounds

bc of the strong forces between ions

At room temp what are ionic compounds

Crystalline solids

Ionic compounds have ____ melting points

high

what do ionic compounds dissolve into in water

ions

when dissolved in water what do ionic compounds do

conduct electrical current