Properties of ionic compounds

• Ionic bonds


  • High melting and boiling point
  • Very strong
  • Takes a lot of energy to break them
• Brittle, rigid structure


  • Crystals can fracture easily
• Properties of most ionic compounds

  • Soluble in polar solutions
  • Slightly polar solutions like water
  • Charged
  • Can conduct electricity when molten or dissolved
  • Ions are free to move and are charged particles when in liquid state or dissolved in water