What type of compound is always an electrolyte?
a. polar covalent
b. nonpolar covalent
c. ionic
d. network solid

Options A and C

Explanation:

An electrolyte is a substance that produces an electrically conducting solution when dissolved in a polar solvent, such as water. The dissolved electrolyte separates into cations and anions, which disperse uniformly through the solvent.

Based on the definition above the key factor is the ability of the substance to separate into cations and anions.

Option A - This is correct because Some polar covalent compounds are also strong electrolytes. A typical example is HCl.

Option B - This is incorrect because nonelectrolytes end to contain covalent bonds and are typically nonpolar molecules.

Option C - Electrolytes tend to contain ionic bonds that break when the chemical interacts with water and other polar solvents. So electrolytes are typically ionic compounds. This ption is correct.

Option D - A network solid or covalent network solid is a chemical compound (or element) in which the atoms are bonded by covalent bonds in a continuous network extending throughout the material. Examples of network solids include diamond. This option is also incorrect.

a is the answer to this question

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