Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Ions and ionic bonds

Ions and ionic bonds — practice question

A few characteristics of substance X are given below. • It allows electricity to pass through it when molten. • Its melting point is high. • It reacts in oxygen, and the oxide formed dissolves in water to produce a solution with $\text{pH} = 11$. What is X?

  • Aa covalent compound
  • Ba macromolecule
  • Ca metal
  • Dan ionic compound

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