Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 7 - Ionic and Metallic Bonding - 7 Assessment - Page 215: 66

Answer

Ionic compounds have no charge because the total positive charge equals the total negative charge in the atom.

Work Step by Step

Ionic compounds have no charge because the total positive charge equals the total negative charge in the atom.
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