Question

Which of the following is/are true for covalent compounds?

• A. Molecular Reaction is very slow.
• B. Covalent compounds are good conductors of electricity.
• C. New bonds are slowly formed or established, once the covalent molecules are broken.
• D. Ionic reactions are very slow in nature.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A Molecular Reaction is very slow.
C New bonds are slowly formed or established, once the covalent molecules are broken.

Covalent bonds undergo molecular reactions and some amount of energy is required to break the covalent bonds. Hence, they are slow speed reactions.
Ionic compounds undergo high speed ionic reactions.