Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds

Q.

State four important properties of a metal.

Q.

Differentiate between an electrovalent bond and a covalent bond.

Q.

What is the correct match in the given options?

1. Covalent bond - solid, Ionic bond - all three states

2. Covalent bond - all three states, Ionic bond - solid

3. Covalent bond - solid, Ionic bond - all three states

4. Covalent bond - all three states, Ionic bond - liquid

Q.

What type of bonding would you expect between the following?

(i) Magnesium and chlorine in magnesium chloride.

Q. Total number of electron pairs present around the central atom in ${\text{BeCl}}_2$ molecule is:

1. 2

Q.

By giving at least two examples, define the following bondings:

Electrovalent Bonding

Q.

List two properties of lead.