A soft substance is dissolved in water. Using a conductivity apparatus, it is found that the solution does not conduct electricity. The atoms in a molecule of this substance are held together by ____.
The perfect phrase to fill the blank is ionic bond. Ionic compounds are
compound that contains ions held together by ionic bonds. They are made up of particles that are
arranged in a repeating pattern. Ions are said to be packed in a regular
crystalline structures in an arrangement with the least energy.
