... the crystal. Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved in water because of the water molecules pulling the positive and negative ions apart from each other. Now, the ions are all scattered all over the place. Electricity is simply the movement of electrons through metals. Dissolved salts are ... the same way. When salt is dissolved in water, the positive and negative ions in the water allow electrons to flow better than if there was only water. Therefore, ionic compounds are good conductors. A molecular compound ... don't align into patterns, they are not crystal shaped. The co...

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... elements, the # of valence electrons is = to the element's group # in the periodic table. The transfer of one or more valence electrons between atoms produced positively and negatively charged ions, or cations and anions, respectively. Most common cations are produced by the loss of valence electrons from metal atoms. 15.2 Ionic Bonds The attraction between an anion and a cation is ... thus ionic compounds are electrically neutral. Ionic solids consist of positive & negative ions packed in an orderly arrangement. The coordination number of an ion indicates the number of ions of opposite c...

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