Ipt Which most likely determines the shape of an ionic compound's crystals? O A. the compound's melting point
O B. the compound's boiling point
O C. the electronegativity of the compound's elements
O D. the ratio and size of the compound's ions

d. the ratio and size of the compound's ions

Explanation: The crystal structure of an ionic compound depends on the sizes of the cations and anions.  and  ratio of cations to anions.

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alkaline metals are lithium, sodium, rubidium, potassium, cesium and francium.

alkali metals have electronegativity from 0.7 to 1, lowest in periodic table of elements, which means that alkali metals (i group in periodic table) has positive oxidation number in compounds.

electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself.

alkaline metals (far left in main group) have lowest ionizations energy and easy remove valence electrons,

for example, potassium is the alkali metal and has a single valence electron in the outer electron shell.

electron configuration of potassium is: ₁₉k 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s¹.

they can not exist alone in nature, because they are very reactive.