Covalent compounds are.........conductors of electricity

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The correct option is A poor
Covalent compounds are formed by the sharing of electron and they are not favourable to form ionic products or ions on dissociation(non-polar).
Hence the covalent compounds are poor conductors of electricity as they do not have free electrons or ions.

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Covalent compounds are.........conductors of electricity

The correct option is A poorCovalent compounds are formed by the sharing of electron and they are not favourable to form ionic products or ions on dissociation(non-polar).Hence the covalent compounds are poor conductors of electricity as they do not have free electrons or ions.

The correct option is A poor
Covalent compounds are formed by the sharing of electron and they are not favourable to form ionic products or ions on dissociation(non-polar).
Hence the covalent compounds are poor conductors of electricity as they do not have free electrons or ions.