Q3. Why can salt and Monosodium Glutamate (vetsin) conduct electricity in
a solution?
Q4. What type of compounds are harder than the other? Why?
Q5. How do you describe ionic compounds? How about covalent compounds?
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Q3. They are electrolytes because ionic compounds consist of oppositely charged ions held together by an ionic bond. As a result, when these ionic compounds dissolve, their ions usually gain the freedom to move about in solution.
Q4. Ionic Compound Properties
Ionic Compound Properties Due to the presence of the strong force of attraction between the positive and negative ions, ionic compounds are solids and are hard to break. They generally break into pieces when pressure is applied, hence they are considered brittle.
Q4. Ionic compounds are (usually) formed when a metal reacts with a nonmetal (or a polyatomic ion). Covalent compounds are formed when two nonmetals react with each other. Since hydrogen is a nonmetal, binary compounds containing hydrogen are also usually covalent compounds.