Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007351117X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-117-7

Chapter 2 - Problems - Page 85: 2.62

Answer

Ionic compounds are neutral, due to the fact that their chargers are cancelled within the molecule. They form a stable electron cloud that is usually nonreactive.

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