Ophelie Ophelie

13-01-2015
Chemistry

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There are positive metal ions in a metal crystal, but a metal is not an ionic compound. Explain?

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14-01-2015

An ionic compound is composed of anions and cations. A cation is a positively charged ion, and an anion is the opposite. A metal is composed of two or more cations. Since you need at least one cation and one anion for an ionic compound, the metal is not ionic.

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