Chemistry, 06.07.2019 09:30 grimwolf1023

Which two properties are characteristic of iconic compounds? brittleness ductility high melting point low boiling point malleability

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Some characteristics of Ionic compounds by Mimiwhatsup: brittle, high melting point, conducts electricity when molten or dissolved in water.

Answer from: bullockarwen

Answer : The correct options are, brittleness and high melting point

Explanation :

Ionic compound : Ionic compounds are the compounds which are formed when a metal cation bonded with non-metal anion. The metal cation and non-metal anion bonded with an electrostatic force of attraction.

The properties of ionic compounds are :

Ionic compounds are brittle and hard. They breaks easily into small pieces.

They have high melting point and boiling point.

They conduct electricity in liquid state not in solid state.

Hence, the brittleness and high melting point properties are the characteristic of ionic compounds.

Answer from: Quest

assuming that your periodic table has eighteen columns, you should highlight the four elements in the third column from the left of the table.

explanation

neutral atoms of elements after calcium contain d electrons. the energy of d orbitals of a particular main shell lies between the energy of the s and p orbitals of the next main shell. for example, electrons in the $3d$ have energy higher than those in the $4 s$ orbital while lower than those of the $4 p$ orbital.

by the aufbau principle, electrons fill orbitals one at a time, starting from those of the lowest energy. the $4s$ orbital is therefore filled right after $3p$ orbitals and before $3 d$ orbitals.

potassium has electron configuration $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{1}$ and calcium $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{2}$ . the s orbital of a main shell holds a maximum of two electrons. the next element would thus have the electron configuration $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{2} \; 3d^{1}$ and satisfy the requirements.

a neutral atom of the element contains three electrons on top of the most recent noble gas element. it should thus be placed in the third column of the periodic table. both scandium and yttrium would satisfy the conditions. an aufbau diagram indicates that the 4f orbital is filled before the 5d. however, it appears that exceptions exists for both lanthanum and actinium. neutral atoms of the two d-block elements also demonstrate the $ns^{2} \; (n-1) p^{1}$ and should be highlighted as well.