Question

3. Do covalent compounds conduct electricity as: (3 points)
1. Solids?
2. Liquids?
3. Aqueous solutions (when the covalent compounds are dissolved in water)?

Answer 1

I don't think that covalent compounds conduct electricity at all.

Answer 2

@JoannaBlackwelder

All I have to say to that is conductive polymers. Be careful with those speculations.

Answer 3

Generally, they don't though. So, it's safe to assume that they don't. Think about why though.

HINT: think about what a covalent bond \(is\). The sharing of...

Answer 4

potatoes

Answer 5

Covalent cmpound conduct electricity depending upon the number of free electrons for example graphite conducts electricity while diamond not.

Answer 6

Covalent bond usually don't conduct electricity. Because they do not have free electrons.
Except for graphite, in which every carbon is contently bonded to three other carbon atoms, hence leaving one free electrons. Graphite's are solids at ambient condition.
But then again, graphite's are not compounds.

Answer 7

The answer is simple : compounds which has free electrons conduct electricity. Compounds do not have free electrons don't conduct electricity. Covalent compounds do not have free electrons. So........!

Answer 8

first of all they never form aqueous solutions and never conduct electricity in any state.